Category: America’s Business

We do it to Ourselves: 30 Gun Homicides in England in 2020 (167 US Equiv.), vs. 13,620 in US

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Revised The murders by a high school student in Oxford, Michigan, who was given a gun by his parents even though he was making death threats and the school called them to conferences out of concern, have shaken the state and become national news. That is because the parents are being charged with criminal negligence in the deaths of those young people, as well. The gun used was a Glock semi-automatic of a sort developed by Austria for its army but which is freely available to civilians in the US because gun manufacturers have bought Congress. Coinciding with this tragedy,

Source: We do it to Ourselves: 30 Gun Homicides in England in 2020 (167 US Equiv.), vs. 13,620 in US

Golden touch: Is Warren Buffett betting against America?

Warren Buffett hasn't been a big fan of gold in the past.

Berkshire Hathaway revealed this month it had dumped nearly $US6 billion ($8.4 billion) of its US bank holdings, including a majority of its JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs shares and about a quarter of its holding in Wells Fargo. It did, however, add to its stake in Bank of America.

Golden touch: Is Warren Buffett betting against America?

At least 17 Fox News figures have helped enrich Trump by speaking at events at his properties | Media Matters for America

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via At least 17 Fox News figures have helped enrich Trump by speaking at events at his properties | Media Matters for America

US wasted $15.5bn of taxpayer money in Afghanistan – govt watchdog — RT US News

US wasted $15.5bn of taxpayer money in Afghanistan – govt watchdog

Yet Trump’s Presidency has boosted America’s defence budget to $780 bill (ODT)

Back in December 2017, US President Donald Trump complained that Washington “foolishly spent” $7 trillion in the Middle East, arguing that all that money could have been spent to rebuild the US instead. According to the USAID, Washington spent some $164.3 billion worth of aid on both Afghanistan and another country the US invaded – Iraq. This figure fades in comparison to what the US has spent on its military adventures in the Middle East.

via US wasted $15.5bn of taxpayer money in Afghanistan – govt watchdog — RT US News