FRIDAY February 21, 2025 DailyBriefs.info Pdf Podcast
Title: Class Warfare: The Exploitation of Taxpayers by Federal Workers By Ryan McMaken lewrockwell.com1
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The media often portrays conflicts involving federal employees as a struggle between hardworking public servants and insensitive figures, neglecting the taxpayers who fund their salaries2....
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Federal employees' salaries are funded through mandatory transfers from taxpayers, who face penalties for non-payment3.
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A historical perspective distinguishes between "market classes" (the exploited) and "government classes" (the parasites)4.
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The media narrative often portrays the "tax-eating class" as victims, while the taxpayer remains invisible5.
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The author suggests that voluntary contributions could replace mandatory taxes, questioning whether taxpayers would willingly fund certain government programs6.
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There is a view that federal employees are highly competent and can easily find new jobs if laid off7.
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The conflict is between the ‘tax-eating’ versus the ‘tax-paying’ class4.
Title: Coming Monetary Reset and Trump’s Impact on Gold and the Dollar By Doug Casey lewrockwell.com8
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The annual interest on the US federal debt is a significant budget item that is increasing8.
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There is a potential for runaway inflation or catastrophic deflation due to the size of the debt and annual deficits9.
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Trump's policies, including massive firings and budget cuts, could lead to a deflationary collapse10....
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Trump may be planning a full reset of the monetary system, potentially involving gold12....
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Past monetary resets in US history include Roosevelt's gold confiscation in 1933 and Johnson removing silver from coins in 196413.
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Bitcoin's emergence has highlighted the dollar's status as a fiat currency14.
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The US government may revalue gold to reflect its market price, possibly to stabilize the dollar15....
Title: Employers’ NICs threshold is being reduced by 45%; there is a crisis coming and there is real fear across the business community By Rhoda Wilson expose-news.com17
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The employee earnings threshold for employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) is being reduced to £5,000 per annum starting 6 April 202517.
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The threshold at which employers begin to pay employer National Insurance contributions (“NICs”) will be significantly lower18.
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The government is making four changes to employer NICs, all of which take effect at the start of the next tax year (6 April 2025)19.
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From April 2025 the £100,000 restriction will be removed, making the allowance available to all eligible businesses and charities regardless of their previous year’s National Insurance liabilities20.
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The increased NICs directly impact a business’ bottom line21.
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The net revenue raised by these four changes is predicted to be just under £24 billion in 2025-2622.
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There is real fear across the business community, a crisis is coming and almost all politicians have stopped talking about it23.
Title: Fear Itself: The Sky Is Always Falling lewrockwell.com24
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The government appears to be undergoing an audit, revealing how tax dollars are being misspent24.
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Some perceive DOGE disclosures as "fake news," despite evidence to the contrary25.
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Elon Musk is considering providing a $5,000 refund to taxpayers using DOGE savings26.
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Many individuals are instinctively against reforms, suspecting hidden motives27.
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There have been long-standing warnings about a cashless society and world government28.
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The author expresses skepticism towards constant predictions of imminent doom29.
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The media may sensationalize events, such as extreme weather or potential pandemics30.
Title: Hate For Trump Has Now Expanded To Musk lewrockwell.com31
Key Takeaways:
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Hatred directed toward Donald Trump is extreme31.
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Hatred has expanded to include Elon Musk32.
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Musk's success is noted, with Forbes estimating his net worth at $397 billion in 202533.
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Musk's personal life is described as less successful, with 12 children from three women33.
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Trump and Musk are making efforts to reduce federal spending34.
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Germany's hyperinflation in 1923 is used as a cautionary tale35....
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The author suggests that hyperinflation could occur in the US if federal spending is not controlled37.
Title: Hate-Bacon Holocaust: Where Jews Lead, Muslims Follow, by Tobias Langdon - The Unz Review unz.com38
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The article satirically discusses the suffering of Jewish students in Britain, mentioning incidents like bacon being taped to a door38....
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It claims that Jewish students' suffering is minor compared to what White children have experienced39.
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The author refers to non-Whites, particularly Muslims, as not accepting a "Jew-assigned role" and seeing Jews as "Hyper-Whites with Hyper-Privilege"40.
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Multiculturalism is blamed for leading to segregation and division, with minority groups vying for special treatment41....
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The author lacks sympathy for Jewish students' suffering, attributing it to the actions of Jews themselves43.
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Bari Weiss is quoted admitting Jews' central role in the "war on Whites and the West"44.
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The author accuses Jews of guiding Muslims in campaigns to censor and silence Whites, particularly in the context of "Islamophobia" definitions45...
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Title: How Much Longer Can America Co-Exist With the Enemies Upon Its Shores? lewrockwell.com47
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The author draws a parallel between historical quartering acts and the current situation in America, where the government is perceived to be forcing unwanted people from alien lands upon its citizens48....
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The Quartering Acts, which required colonists to provide housing and food for British soldiers, contributed to the American Revolution49....
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The Third Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits quartering soldiers in private homes without consent51....
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The author argues that the US has been under foreign occupation for decades due to the influx of people from other nations53.
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Despite efforts to control the border, many individuals still enter the country illegally54.
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Modern Americans are trained to view the border situation as a "humanitarian crisis"55.
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The author criticizes elites for promoting the idea that Americans don't deserve to live in their native land more than "migrants" or "refugees"56.
Title: How to Identify When the U.S. Empire Is Lying lewrockwell.com57
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The U.S. government and media are accused of misrepresenting the conflict in Ukraine as Russian aggression rather than a U.S.-led effort against Russia57....
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Germany's economic struggles are attributed to the "Energy shock from Russia" narrative, which the author claims is a false59....
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The author contends that U.S. sanctions against Russia have forced European countries, including Germany, to seek more expensive energy alternatives, benefiting the U.S. economically60....
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German companies are allegedly relocating to the U.S. due to lower energy costs and taxes, incentivized by the U.S. government62....
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The destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline is presented as a deliberate act by the U.S. to force Germany to purchase more expensive LNG from the U.S65.
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The U.S. is accused of running a racket in Ukraine to exploit European nations, particularly the UK and Germany66.
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The author asserts that Germany is a colony of the U.S. regime, evidenced by the presence of numerous U.S. military bases67.
Title: Makow Report: Current Events, Conspiracies, and Global Agendas henrymakow.com68
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The author questions why the narrative shifted from the pandemic to the war in Ukraine around February 24, 202268.
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The author questions who makes these switches and why69.
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Elon Musk has cast doubt on $425 billion U.S. gold reserve at Fort Knox70.
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Millions of people listed in a Social Security database are recorded as still living far beyond 100 years old71....
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An oncologist warns of a surge in cancers among Covid-Vaccinated72....
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USAID funded Boko Haram slaughter of Christians in Nigeria74.
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DOGE Finds $4.7 Trillion In Virtually Untraceable Treasury Payments75.
Title: The Democrats Are Standing Against America lewrockwell.com76
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Temporary injunctions against Trump and Musk's activities are short-lived and allow corrupt elements to hide evidence76....
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The author believes concerns about the judiciary blocking Trump are overstated78.
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The American Establishment has spent years trying to destroy Trump through various means78.
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Trump is seen as genuinely trying to save the country79.
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Democrats and the left-wing are portrayed as traitors and enemies of America80.
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America’s real enemies are at home, not in Russia, China, and Iran81.
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A false flag attack that traps Trump into war is a real possibility81.
Title: The Real Enemy of the American people Is Not Russia, but the EU Regime in Brussels lewrockwell.com82
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The EU ruling elite in Brussels, rather than Russia, poses a genuine threat to ordinary Americans83.
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The EU regime suppresses populist movements and collaborates with globalist leaders in other countries84.
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The globalist elites in the EU and US collaborate in censorship, weaponization of the law, and election rigging85.
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The EU uses the Digital Services Act to censor people on the Internet86.
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Russia's actions in Ukraine were provoked by the West's expansionist push of NATO87.
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Putin never intended to take the whole of Ukraine88.
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Donald Trump understands the danger of the conflict in Ukraine and is trying to shut it down89....
Title: Trump’s Foreign Policy is Based – But Can It Prevail? lewrockwell.com91
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Trump's foreign policy is described as "based," meaning true to himself and leading to action91.
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Trump’s major foreign policy actions so far have mainly been a show of US “strength” with an accurate recognition of where weakness resides92.
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Trump will settle the Ukraine question largely on Russia’s terms93.
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Realism requires reality – an honest understanding of not just a situation, but a history, the evolution of events and relationships94.
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Trump had been interested in what was behind the conflict, in part because his first term and second election were derailed by false charges and a deep state attack that used Ukraine and Russia as the battering ram95....
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Trump has rejected the neoconservative pro-NATO, pro-Zelensky cadres in DC95.
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Trump is also discovering reality about Israel97.
Title: USAID isn’t only a “radical-left Marxist PsyOp” it was also running covert operations for the CIA By Rhoda Wilson expose-news.com98
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USAID was originally meant to support developing countries but became a tool for domestic political agendas and foreign covert operations by the State Department and the CIA98.
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USAID split off from the State Department in 1998, leading to a lack of transparency and accountability99.
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Elon Musk described USAID as a “ball of worms”99.
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Senator Joni Ernst described USAID as a “rogue agency”100.
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USAID has misused tax dollars and promoted diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) and LGBT activism in multiple countries101.
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USAID’s activities go beyond foreign aid and into radical left-wing cultural and political activism, including disinformation campaigns and censorship efforts in collaboration with the State Department and the CIA102.
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The Trump Administration has taken steps to shut down USAID’s head office in Washington, D.C., and is planning to fire over 10,000 USAID staff103.
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