Rick Rule

The United States spends a lot on social benefits

While the billionaires get much richer, 60% of working class Americans struggle to afford food or housing. Millions are losing healthcare. Yes. The very rich should start paying their fair share of taxes. That’s why I support the California Wealth Tax on billionaires.

I put gas in my minivan and push my own grocery cart. I haven't just watched costs go up--I've lived it. California deserves a Governor who understands the stakes of the moment and is ready to fight.

Americans are using Buy Now Pay Later options to pay for needs like groceries or medical care. 54% of users said they couldn’t make ends meet without these loans. Nearly half of users in the last year were late at least once—compared to 34% in 2024. This is Trump's economy.

You can't lower gas prices by blurting out the names of a few Democrats. The administration needs to stop its crazed policies that cause so much economic pain. This is happening on Trump's watch because he doubled jet fuel prices by taking our country to war, which drove Spirit out of business. Obviously.

This is why I quit the Reagan Administration in July 1985. The supply-side charlatans were wrong then, and have been consistently, dangerously and risibly wrong ever since. You do not grow your way out of massive debt......you budget cut your way out and let growth take care of itself. If you get some extra growth from the 1.8% real GDP trend of the last several decades---it's a bonus contribution to living standards on main street and slightly less mountainous debt in Washington.

Washington’s problem is not revenue; it is spending. This is not partisan; it is arithmetic. When spending consistently exceeds revenue the result is predictable and unsustainable!

Since 1970 the British pound has lost 95% of its purchasing power. Nobody announced it. Nobody apologised for it. It just happened. Most people don't even know.

Norilsk Nickel is one of the world's largest nickel and palladium producers. It just announced the following production declines (QoQ): > Nickel: -28% > Copper: -12% > Palladium: -14% > Platinum: -26% Probably nothing.