Monthly Archives: July, 2026

Show-Me the Money: Missouri Could End Its Income Tax

Residents of the Show-Me state have an opportunity to end the state's income tax in an August 4 referendum. Missouri's Amendment 5 will face...

New Iran Worries Raise Oil Prices as Fed Deliberates

As the Federal Open Market Committee prepares to announce its decision on whether it will raise, hold, or lower interest rates, oil prices are...

Government Grocers: No Free Lunch

You may have heard that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is planning to build five city-owned grocery stores for $70 million that will...

A Return to Normalcy at the Fed

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh is juggling many conflicting calls for action from his fellow Fed officials, President Trump, and market participants. They all...

Slay Inflation

Originally posted July 17, 2026. When Your Survival Guy was a kid, a candy bar was twenty-five cents at the Mattapoisett Pharmacy, as was a...

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Capital Gains Tax: Real and Fake

Take a good, hard look at your state's tax...

You’re the Multimillionaire Next Door for a Reason

Originally posted on September 8, 2026. You’re the multimillionaire next...

Beat Inertia: Waiting Until Tomorrow Can Be Costly

When was the last time you updated your insurance...

Permitting Reform: This Senate’s Last Hurrah

Majority Leader John Thune's Senate hasn't done much, and...

Household Debt Grows as Rates Rise

Americans' household debt rose in the third quarter of...

Your Survival Guy’s RAGE Gauge for My Millionaires

Your Survival Guy’s RAGE Gauge is in, and I...

Crowding Out: Economic Domination by Government

You know the government has an interest in almost...

Prop. 40: California’s Billionaire Tax Officially Fails

You read here, the day after the election, that...