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Posts Tagged: “fiscal responsibility“

October 23, 2026 ・Original Analysis

Creative Ways To Track and Cut Government Spending

Government spending feels like it simply cannot be stopped. No matter which party is in the White House, spending just increases. Republicans call for spending cuts to things they don’t like and Democrats call for spending cuts to things they don’t like, while both of them miraculously end up increasing the deficit. Government spending is […]

October 15, 2026 ・Original Analysis

Binary and Marginal Games: The Socialist Flaw

On a recent podcast with Theo Von, New York mayor Zohran Mamdani defined socialism as “everyone having access to the things necessary for a dignified life.” Theo Von seemed to empathize with him, talking about how at a certain point economic issues are bigger than politics, and that incumbents can be challenged by longshot socialist […]

October 15, 2026 ・Original Analysis

Welfare and Nationalists

Since Trump’s first term, a driving force among nationalist conservatives is a desire to limit immigration. The whole movement has an aura of survivalism about it. Conservatives feel that they are being replaced by people with a different culture than themselves. They are afraid that through democracy, their country will be taken away from them, […]

October 15, 2026 ・Original Analysis

The Fiscal Crisis Is Finally Being Recognized

A troubling  statistic has made the rounds through social media. It should be a warning to anyone, but in particular those who understand the dangers of fiscal irresponsibility: the US government must now spend more of their budget on interest payments than defense. Our own inability to stop consuming has turned interest into one of […]

July 17, 2026 ・Original Analysis

Why Local Governments Can’t Stop The Spend

50 of the 75 largest US cities are currently operating with budget deficits. While 100% of American Federal Governments are operating with a budget deficit, the Federal Government faces constant scrutiny, but these cities avoid scrutiny even while in close proximity to the communities they overspend for. It would be far easier for people to […]

February 22, 2025 ・Original Analysis

The Core and Curse of DOGE

Every election Americans have been desensitized to claims of cutting spending and somehow getting everything they want at the same time. We expect that candidates will say we can have it all. We hypothetically know that cutting spending and government waste are good things, but they always take second priority to whatever urgent situation or […]

December 6, 2024 ・Interviews

Schiff w/Jalinski: We Need Austerity, not Tariffs

On Tuesday, Peter joined Josh Jalinski on a live episode of the Financial Quarterback show. Taking questions from both Josh and listeners, Peter discusses several Bitcoin-related topics, Trump’s tariff proposals, and whether or not the government can ever be efficient.

October 22, 2024 ・Original Analysis

American Horror Story: How We Create Our Own Worst Nightmare

A simple internet search confirms the overwhelming buzz in the air: Americans across the board are more concerned with the economy than any other political issue. This concern is overwhelming across both aisles, seems to be growing, and has remained a large issue for years. Recent polling data shows that when combined, concern about inflation […]

October 14, 2024 ・Interviews

Peter Schiff: 2% Inflation is Fantasy Land

Last week, Peter appeared on Soar Financially, where he was interviewed by host Kai Hoffmann. The two dive into gold’s upward trajectory and its historical precedents, the market’s misguided optimism when it comes to the American economy, and recent events in domestic politics and international banking.

October 2, 2024 ・Interviews

Schiff on Market Sniper: The Phony Economy Must Die

Peter recently joined Francis Hunt on his Youtube channel, The Market Sniper, for an interview. Throughout the course of their conversation, they cover the future of gold, destructive campaign promises made by Kamala Harris, soaring deficit figures, and why the public is mistaken about gold ETFs.

June 25, 2024 ・Original Analysis

WaPo: No Matter Who Gets Elected, Expect More Debt

An article in yesterday’s Washington Post assured readers that no matter who wins the 2024 US presidential election, we can count on massive expansion of the national debt to be among the common denominators. The article looked at a recent report from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, or CRFB, analyzing the debt increases […]