I see you point of view @catfish1957 and I was there with you when this was first exposed in 16.  Now I am convinced the screwing of America occurred between Stormy's legs and that dumbazz Trump walked blindly into it letting his little head do the thinking~John Hiatt.

“If it is approved, I expect the United States to completely stop funding the UN and its institutions, in accordance with American law,” ...

You realize that this is still in progress?  Big difference in "present tense" and "future tense".  Look at every angle of outlawing sales of gas in blue states, to unachievable mileage ratings, to EV mandates, to extrmemely costly abatement technoligies and processes being applied to the regulated community (oil, coal).  If this isn't a damned plan for destruction, I don't know what is.

Most of  my mutual funds have been earning on average 9--16% per year since 1990's the early 2000's and I am in moderate to low risk mutual funds..  Late last year into this year they earned way above that. One of my wifes MF earned over 30% last year

So have mine.  But i am smart enough to diversify.  And my portfolio trends back to the early 1980's.  Funny though, you failed to mention 1987, 2000, 2008, and 2020.  Those were 4 examples of gravity, that our fiscally  ignornant government was able to manuever through with smoke and mirrors.  But I ask you...   You really think one of these upcoming corrections is going to be tenable?

Here is where we stand...

* 40K Dow-  50+% over sold

* $2400/oz Gold-  record, and massively strong KPI that our currency is going through base de-evaluation.

* Debt to GDP ratio of near 150%.  This happened due to World War 2, but the U.S. was blossoming and developing industrial power house.  We recovered.  That industrial base is gone now.  When the debt bubble pops, its going to get ugly.  AND....  do you see any government action right now attempting to reverse this? 

* As the debt sprials further, watch other factions of nations convert to a different currency (i.e BRICS) Then watch us wither into a 3rd world economic power in about the space of 10-12 months



Way way above  rate of inflation and lowering of the dollar.

My CFP says all his clients are overjoyed.

I know as much as my CFP, but he is smart enough to let his clients know that these are perilous times economically.

Yet there are some  rw who just have to beotch about something.  If Biden came out  today and  said he signing a law lowering taxes and govt regulations  some of you would still find something to complain about.

Nothing like throwing a silly non-sequitur to provide cover to our political enemies.

Partisanship has become poisonous in this country.

Hey, you finally got one right.  But realize that poison is at the behest of half our legislators wanting to take us over the cliff at a 100 different angles.