Episodes

Truth in Accounting believes truthful accounting is the key for citizens, legislators, and the press to understand the truth about government finances. Truth in Accounting recently released The Financial State of the Union. T...

The compound effects of inflation over the past 3 years is forcing many Americans to make difficult financial decisions. When the federal government spends more than it receives through tax revenues, it prints the extra dolla...

The government changed how it measures the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to make it appear inflation is less severe than it actually is. If CPI was measured using pre-1983 methods, 2022 is estimated to be 18%. 2023 inflation (CP...

Consumer spending has been the lone bright spot in the economy. Consumer spending accounts for about 2/3 of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The unprecedented amount of government stimulus has supported consumer spending. The ex...

Many Americans are unaware that the US Census counts all people, including Illegal Immigrants. Population determines the number of House seats for each state. This also determines Electoral College votes for President. Based ...

John Burley is one of the most experienced real estate experts, educators, and is a private equity founder in the US. With 35+ years of investing experience and thousands of (personally) completed real estate deals, hundreds ...

Laken Riley went on a run around Lake Herrick in Athens, Ga. and never came back. The 22-year-old nursing student died of blunt-force trauma after her innocent jog allegedly crossed paths with Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, whom po...

The Biden administration announced forgiving another $1.2 billion in student debt. This is after the US Supreme Court ruled last year that the president cannot forgive student loan debt. When referring to student loan forgive...

Illegal immigrants don't have to pay taxes, but you do. Many illegal immigrants don't have to pay for housing, but you do. Many illegal immigrants don't have to pay for housing, but you do. Many illegal immigrants don't have ...

The farmer protests in Europe should become a wake-up call. The European Union's nature restoration law, was attempting to set legally binding Green New Deal style targets to restore at least 20% of the EU's land and sea area...

The border stand-off between the state of Texas and the Federal Government is the most significant Constitutional issue since the Civil War. The States created the Federal Government, not the other way around. If the states e...

Most Americans agree that our country is headed in the wrong direction. If a talented team loses games, the coach goes back to basics, blocking and tackling. Teams have a philosophy, an identity. Countries have philosophies a...

The searing criticisms of an overbearing, unaccountable government in Common Sense by Thomas Paine ring as true today as they did in 1776. The pamphlet expressed a radical democratic spirit. It encouraged everyone to evaluate...

Conservative vs Liberal If a conservative doesn't like guns, they don't buy one. If a liberal doesn't like guns, they want all guns outlawed. If a conservative is a vegetarian, they don't eat meat. If a liberal is a vegetaria...

The Wheel of Life is one of the most impactful discussions Ferenc shares annually. If you want to make 2024 your best year yet, the Wheel of Life is key to successful goal setting. Ferenc shares proven steps on how to live yo...

The Federal Reserve has been selling assets most of 2023. This is known as quantitative tightening. As a result, the money supply has reduced 3.3% since July 2022. This has only happened four previous times in US history; 192...

Why do I share current events and political policies on a financially focused show? Economic freedom is freedom. The famous statement in the Declaration of Independence Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness was almost L...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics prices for turkey were 7.2% higher in October 2023 than in October 2023. Recently, the Biden administration attempted to claim inflation has reduced. This is misleading at best. The...

The US Government cannot just print money endlessly. The Federal Reserve is required to hold assets equal to every dollar in circulation. The majority of those assets are treasury bonds. Bonds are a debt instrument. When the ...

The Biden Administration is taking credit for inflation reducing 65% - Prices of goods are still increasing. - Inflation has not been under 4% annual since May 2021. - This is double the Federal Reserve target inflation rate ...

Expect Interest Rates Higher for Longer! Why? The Debt Spiral is Accelerating. Due to higher interest rates, the interest on the debt is increasing faster than expected. The interest on the debt now exceeds $1 trillion annual...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has made the biggest blunder in Treasury Department history for not issuing more long dated bonds when interest rates were at historic low rates. Bonds are a debt instrument. When the governmen...

The US deficit for 2023 was $1.7 Trillion. This is 23% higher than the previous year. The federal government spent $6.1 Trillion and received $4.4 Trillion. Yet, the actual shortfall is $2 Trillion. This is because the Suprem...