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Survive and Thrive February: Rush’s “YYZ” and Triangle in the Percussion Section

January 30, 2019 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

Dear Reader, You know the triangle is a special instrument. It’s small, yet important. Like the cherry on a sundae. It has a place. But when you’re a drummer in a high school band and you see the sheet music for the Nutcracker and you’re playing the triangle you know it might be a light […]

My March Rage Gauge: Take Inventory of Your Investment Life

February 22, 2019 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

My March Rage Gauge is in, and it feels like the calm before the storm. Does that mean the market will have a huge downward correction this year? Like I’ve written to you in the past, I’m not in the prediction business. Because for you to be a great investor, you need to put together […]

Americans Want to Leave Their High Tax States

February 21, 2019 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

States with high taxes, despite taking more of their citizens’ money, tend to have poorer infrastructure and services. So it’s no surprise that citizens who live in those states also have a greater desire to leave. Steven Malanga explains this phenomenon in The Wall Street Journal, and suggests that labor laws have a lot to […]

The U.S. Doesn’t Have a Defense Against Hypersonic Weapons

February 21, 2019 By Steve Schneider

The U.S. currently has no direct defense against hypersonic weapons and would need to rely on deterrence against any hypersonic threats. Russia and China are currently racing to develop such hypersonic weapons. At CNBC, Amanda Macias discusses how America’s current missile defense systems are built for ballistic missiles, and how the U.S. will need new […]

National Right to Work Could Help States That Can’t Help Themselves

February 20, 2019 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

Many states are hostage to the powerful public sector unions they employ. These unions are the largest, most organized group of voters in many forced-union states. They wield their massive power to lobby for higher wages. Paying those wages demands higher taxation, which can cripple private industry in the states. State governments that have been […]

Democrats Sign on for $1.5 Trillion Tax Hike

February 19, 2019 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

With the American economy firing on all cylinders after President Trump cut taxes two years ago, Democrats have come along with a plan to raise taxes. The plan is to raise the payroll tax from 12.4% to 14.8%. The plan would increase the share of GDP of Social Security taxes from 4.5% to 6.5%. Investor’s […]

Buchanan: The Decline of Congress not a Recent Phenomenon

February 19, 2019 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

Pat Buchanan explains to readers of his blog that voters may be rejecting democracy in favor of more autocratic leaders they believe will actually get things done. He writes: “If you look at Trump in America or Bolsonaro in Brazil, you see that people now want politicians who are tough enough to do what they […]

Tucker Explains: Donald Trump: “We Have Destabilized the Middle East”

February 15, 2019 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

Today, Tucker Carlson has taken to the pages of The American Conservative to absolutely destroy America’s foremost neocon, never-Trumper, Bill Kristol. When Americans rejected Kristol’s neocon approved candidates for the straight talking Donald Trump in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, he went nearly mad. Since then he has spent most of his time, according to […]

Do You Have What it Takes to be a Great One?

February 15, 2019 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

My son’s high school hockey team won their game the other night 7-1. In what can often be a tense ride home (dad’s you know what I mean) I was more relaxed talking about his play. One of his comments was “If we beat them 7-1 what are the other teams winning by that beat […]

Is Your State Winning or Losing the Tax Game?

February 14, 2019 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

There are winners and losers in the race for more federal tax dollars. Some states pay out large amounts of tax dollars but don’t get much back. Others reap the rewards of federal largess. The New York State Comptroller’s office has studied the phenomenon and laid out the facts. New York is a big loser […]

Unhinged Rep. Omar Embarrasses Congress with Questioning of Abrams

February 14, 2019 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

The questioning Elliot Abrams endured from freshman Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (who didn’t even know his name, calling him Mr. Adams) at yesterday’s hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee was an embarrassment for America. Omar threw accusations at Abrams in the public eye without allowing him a chance to defend himself. Abrams was flabbergasted by Omar’s attacks, […]

Our Top Posts

  • The U.S. Doesn’t Have a Defense Against Hypersonic Weapons
  • My Concerns with the Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining Fund
  • My March Rage Gauge: Take Inventory of Your Investment Life
  • Buchanan: The Decline of Congress not a Recent Phenomenon
  • Americans Want to Leave Their High Tax States
  • Do You Know this about Vanguard Wellington and Wellesley Funds?
  • Unhinged Rep. Omar Embarrasses Congress with Questioning of Abrams
  • Democrats Sign on for $1.5 Trillion Tax Hike
  • National Right to Work Could Help States That Can't Help Themselves
  • Is Your State Winning or Losing the Tax Game?

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