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Homeowners Hit With Alarming New Financial Burden That Now Exceeds Property Taxes Across America
Homeowners Hit With Alarming New Financial Burden That Now Exceeds Property Taxes Across America
In a surprising shift in the economics of homeownership, the cost of home insurance plus the weather-related portion of auto insurance now exceeds property taxes across three-quarters of U.S. counties.
A recent Bloomberg Intelligence analysis found that homeowners insurance premiums alone exceed property-tax bills in roughly two-thirds of counties. When the share of automobile premiums attributable to extreme weather is included, that figure climbs to 75%.
Over the past decade, county-average homeowners insurance premiums have increased 45% after...
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Aug 27, 2026 / Tyler Durden
States Race To Cut Food Stamp Errors Before Penalties Kick In
States Race To Cut Food Stamp Errors Before Penalties Kick In
Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times,
States are racing to reduce faulty payments to food stamp recipients, in a bid to avoid penalties included in the signature budget bill passed by Republicans last year.
Starting in October 2027, states with payment error rates of 6 percent or higher must cover 5, 10, or 15 percent of SNAP benefit costs, depending on the payment error rate.
Even though the deadline is more than a year out, enrollment in the program has...
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Apr 25, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Should Democrats Fear A Supreme Court October Surprise That Could Save The Senate For The GOP?
Should Democrats Fear A Supreme Court October Surprise That Could Save The Senate For The GOP?
There has been a lot of speculation about potential Supreme Court vacancies this year, mostly centered on Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas. Even President Donald Trump seems anxious about the possibility. In a recent interview with Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo, Trump revealed that he has a shortlist of potential Supreme Court nominees ready in the event of a vacancy and signaled he’s prepared to fill multiple seats if the opportunity arises.
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Sep 13, 2026 / Kyle Anzalone
Zelensky Says He Is Ready to Meet Putin at G20 Summit in US
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wanted to meet with President Vladimir Putin if the Russian leader attends the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Miami in December. Zelensky was asked in an interview with DW about meeting with Putin during the G20 summit. “Yes, of course. We have to come. We have to meet, […]
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