You don’t need to read the headlines on CNN to understand what’s going on. We live in two Americas. Those who will be controlled by state media, the administrative state, and corporate elites (not in any particular order), and those who wish to live free. When you see the assassination attempt on former President Trump and “they” tell you he fell, it’s beyond infuriating. But the “news” they report is the truth for a huge chunk of the country. Monday morning here’s the headlines from The Boston Globe: “FBI searches for answers amid anxiety.” In other words, everyone should calm down … [Read more...]
The Politics of Real Estate
You can tell a lot about states based on its real estate market. Are people moving in or out? Are prices rising or falling? How are the schools? Is this someplace families want to raise their children? These are all questions that have answers that point to more complicated underlying trends. Your Survival Guy has created the Super States ranking to show you where state governments are looking out for constituents and where they are only looking out for their own political interests. During the last four years, a wave of Americans have made the decision to move away from the big blue blob … [Read more...]
Priebus: Ready and Waiting for Trump in Milwaukee
I wrote to you twelve years ago about how much I like Donald Trump's former Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus. Now, Priebus is the Host Committee Chairman for this summer's RNC Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Priebus's committee has raised more than $85 million for the event, and I expect Priebus will be a welcoming host for President Trump and all the speakers at the convention. Here's what I wrote back in 2012: You would think that last Thursday, the day Obamacare was made legal by Chief Justice John Roberts, would be a day best spent in bed with the shades pulled down. But as it turns … [Read more...]
CREATION AND DESTRUCTION: Super States and Their Demise
How do you build a Super State? The most important step is to make the needs of Main Street businesses and citizens your top priority. Ronald Reagan did that when he was governor of California and created what may have been America's greatest success story. But what happened? Now, people are leaving California in droves. Radical progressives have taken over the state's government and put it on a downward spiraling trajectory that leaves middle-class Americans behind. It's the destruction of a Super State in front of America's eyes. The latest effort by California's government to destroy … [Read more...]
SUPER STATE: Utah’s Silicon Slopes
You can't blame Silicon Valley tech workers who are fleeing California to states like Utah, where there families are safe, the air is clean, and they're not forced to pay punitive taxation to a state government that cares more about its own political agenda than serving its residents. Jessica Flint explains in The Wall Street Journal why so many tech workers are flocking to Utah's newly dubbed "Silicon Slopes," writing: The U.S.’s hottest job market in 2023 was Utah’s tech sector, nicknamed Silicon Slopes for its proximity to the Wasatch Mountain Range. Heavily concentrated in the state’s … [Read more...]
Taxpayers Continue to Flee Blue States
Annual IRS data from 2022 has been released, and it was more bad news for high-tax blue states like California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Those states combined lost $57 billion in adjusted gross income. The Wall Street Journal's editorial board reports: The pandemic lockdowns accelerated flight from Democratic-run states with onerous taxes and a high cost of living. The latest data from the Internal Revenue Service shows that the exodus has continued after life got back to quasi-normal. The IRS last week published its annual data on the migration of taxpayers and … [Read more...]
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Money, Money, Money: Why A Vanguard Special Report?
There isn’t a soul on the planet who did more for Vanguard than my father-in-law, Richard C. Young. Through his financial newsletter Richard C. Young’s Intelligence Report, Dick advised tens of thousands monthly to consider joining Vanguard. As founder Jack Bogle told him, no one has done more for Vanguard than you. It was simple. In Young’s opinion, he and Bogle were on a crusade to help the individual investor, the Main Street investor, get a fair shake. For starters, this meant low expense ratios, no front or back-end loads, and no 12B-1 fees. Today the landscape has changed as Vanguard, … [Read more...]
Are We Safe? A Word on the Debate
When I speak with my non-political contacts about politics, the running theme is “Are we safe?” Yes, it’s a boots-on-the-ground barometer and anecdotal, but it’s what matters since it’s their sons and daughters and/or grandchildren who fight wars. And they’re honored to do it but will not be disrespected. Which brings me to the botched Biden Afghanistan withdrawal. The debate served as a good reminder of Biden’s horrible mismanagement of the withdrawal that left billions of dollars of equipment to the Taliban, and worse, resulted in the deaths of 13 American servicemembers. That point … [Read more...]
Your Survival Guy’s Top Ten Tactical Shotguns: 2024
My favorite shotgun is the one you own. But if you’re in the market for a new tactical shotgun, this list can get you started. There's something for everyone here, from expensive modern guns to entry-level basics. All descriptions and features/specs are directly from the manufacturers. Most importantly, get your gun and your training now, with a heavy emphasis on training. Safety is the most important part of gun ownership. Enjoy! Mossberg 940 PRO TACTICAL - THUNDER RANCH The 940 Pro Thunder Ranch comes optic-ready, with patent-pending receiver cuts that accept … [Read more...]
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