“This cycle of entrenched interests protecting their skims and scams via central bank monetary policy is self-liquidating: every nation that pursues this “fix” will find its economy liquidated by financial implosion and the hollowing out of productive sectors to support crony-capitalist unproductive sectors.” – Charles Hugh Smith
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How To Approach Taxes in 2026
Taxes are likely the single largest expense you will face over your lifetime. And they influence nearly every major financial decision you make, from saving and investing to retirement and

