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Is Germany Preparing To Unveil A Wealth Tax?
Is Germany Preparing To Unveil A Wealth Tax?
Submitted by Thomas Kolbe
Will 2027 be the year the wealth register is introduced? Labor Minister Bärbel Bas confirmed this week on Bild that her ministry plans a representative survey of citizens next year on their assets and their views on distributive justice. A classic about-face by this government: just three weeks earlier, Bas had categorically ruled out any such plans.
Concretely, a tax-funded data collection effort involving roughly 5,000 citizens is planned. The rollout will run through an external research institute as part...
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Jun 14, 2026 / Tyler Durden
America's Energy Future Is Being Decided In Obscure Utility Commission Races
America's Energy Future Is Being Decided In Obscure Utility Commission Races
Authored by Elizabeth Gianini via RealClearEnergy,
Most Americans could not name a single member of their state Public Service or Utility Commission (PSC/PUC).
Radical climate activists are counting on that.
Across the country, radical climate activists and left-wing environmental organizations are pouring millions of dollars into obscure utility commission races because they understand something many voters do not: these commissions increasingly influence the future of America's electric grid.
These regulatory bodies decide how electricity is generated, how transmission infrastructure is built, how quickly...
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Mar 14, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Media Says 'Gambling' Trump Got Lucky On The Economy
Media Says 'Gambling' Trump Got Lucky On The Economy
Democrats have been predicting doom and gloom ever since Trump returned to office, yet the economic calamity they assured us would come has yet to materialize. But rather than give Trump credit, the narrative being pushed now is that his wins are just dumb luck.
(Washington Post staff illustration; photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post, iStock)
That’s certainly the message of a Politico piece headlined "Trump Keeps Gambling With the Economy — And Getting Away With It.”
"President Donald Trump has spent his...
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Mar 12, 2026 / Andrew P. Napolitano
Silent Attacks on Personal Freedom
During the first Trump administration, the FBI quietly spent $5 million on Pegasus, an Israeli-developed software product known generically as zero click. Zero click permits the user to download the contents of another mobile or desktop device without tricking the user of that device into clicking on a viral link. When FBI Director Christopher Wray […]
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