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> Trump won the national popular vote excluding California. The claim that Hillary really won the election turns exclusively on California which has 11 counties with more registered voters than actual voters. In fact, 10 of those counties voted heavily for Hillary Clinton. Los Angeles County, whose more than 10 million people make it the nation’s most populous county, had 12% more registered voters than live ones, some 707,475 votes. That’s a huge number of possible votes in an election. California’s San Diego County earns the grand prize for political corruption. San Diego has 138% registration which translates into 810,966 ghost voters.
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> Bernie Sanders went to see Obama because he should have won California but they stole the votes from Bernie to hand it to Hillary. Obama told him to suck-it-up and take one for the team. ONLY after that meeting did Bernie concede. In the 2016 presidential election, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton won the state of California by more than 3.,4 million votes. We cannot say that the election was conclusively a victory for Hillary given what took place regarding Bernie. We just cannot definitively say one way or the other. This is why Stalin’s words ring so true.
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> In mid-April 2018, the report that the U.S. had 3.5 million more registered voters than “live adults” originated with a National Review [article](https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/08/election-fraud-registered-voters-outnumber-eligible-voters-462-counties/) of 11 August 2017 that built on information compiled by Judicial Watch’s Election […] (source: [Will Elections ever be Valid Any More?](https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/politics/will-elections-ever-be-valid-any-more/) by Martin Armstrong)
### [Why British Politicians Argue to Remain in the EU – PENSION!!!!!!!!!](https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/europes-current-economy/why-britain-politicians-argue-to-remain-in-the-eu-pension/)
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> When you look closely at all the people who line their pockets with huge EU pensions for being a representative of Britain, it is stunning to see why they would argue to “remain” when all the evidence is against Britain if it remains inside the EU.
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### [Why ~~Democrats~~[The Establishment] Love to Spy On Americans]()
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> Michael Hastings was the journalist exposing the surveillance state. Hastings wrote about the investigation of reporters by the U.S. Department of Justice back in 2013. He said that the restrictions on the freedom of the press by the Obama administration were a “war” on journalism. He wrote his last story before he died in what may have been a cyber attack. Someone was able to control his car remotely and drove it into a tree at top speed. His last story was entitled: “Why Democrats Love to Spy On Americans”, published by [BuzzFeed](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mhastings/why-democrats-love-to-spy-on-americans) on June 7, 2013. Any journalist who goes for the truth about the Deep State seems to end up dead. Hastings wrote that “the entire caste of current Democratic leaders as a gang of civil liberty opportunists.”
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> Hastings exposed how the Obama Administration hunted and prosecuted anyone who would leak information about their unconstitutional conduct. Obama even put in prison John Kirakou, formerly in the CIA, who raised concerns about the agency’s torture program […] But the standards have changed so much, that not even Trump can investigate because he has to use the very same agencies who will protect themselves.
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> Hastings died in a fiery high-speed automobile crash on June 18th, 2013, in Los Angeles. Today, cars connected with GPS can actually be [hacked](https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/technology-world-news/new-government-report-show-us-weapons-can-be-easily-hacked/). It is possible to take control of your car, right down to the steering wheel, remotely. [WIRED Magazine](http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/) has proven this ability, which many others have **confirmed**. The likelihood that Hastings was killed remotely in an auto cyber attack is extremely high. He was on the Snowden affair and was the reason Snowden had to leave the country and turn everything over to the Guardian in London.
The corruption [is in everything](https://steemit.com/money/@anonymint/re-anonymint-countries-vulnerable-to-economic-devastation-soon-20180629t105111746z)!
### [New Discovery Proves History Books Were WRONG!](https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/history/ancient-history/new-discovery-proves-history-books-were-wrong/)
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> I have previously written how the academics have **REFUSED** to revise history even when the evidence has been right in their face. I have [previously written](https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/history/ancient-history/documenting-history-with-coins/) that the date for the eruption of Vesuvius could not possibly historically correct based upon a single coin that was discovered in the dig. My position based upon a single coin has now at last been confirmed by writing on a wall recently discovered. This time, they have **NO CHOICE!!!!**
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> Archeologists in Pompeii [have discovered](https://m.phys.org/news/2018-10-pompeii-evidence-rewrites-vesuvius-eruption.html) a remarkable inscription written in charcoal which has survived the catastrophy confirming that the eruption of Mt Vesuvius indeed took place in October 79AD as confirmed by the coin discovered and ignored. The charcoal writing, discovered on the wall of a villa during a new phase of excavations, adds weight to a theory that the volcano destroyed the town in October 79AD rather than August of that year in line with Cassio Dio and the denarius of Titus. The Italian authorities said the new discovery **“rewrites the history”** of Pompeii proving that the August 24th date was **WRONG!** The inscription reads, in Latin, XVI K NOV – the 16th day before the first day of November in the Roman calendar, in other words, October 17th. The inscription may have been written by a builder or architect who was working on the restoration of a villa a few days before the eruption, possibly as a way of recording the work he had done. Remarkably, it survived the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius now confirming October 24th.
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### [Canadian Oil Falls to Under $20 a Barrel Because of Environmentalists](https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/markets-by-sector/energy/canadian-oil-falls-to-under-20-a-barrel-because-of-environmentalists/)
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> The price of Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude dropped more than US$55 per barrel BELOW North American benchmark of West Texas Crude. The widening discount is evidence the commodity is illustrating how the environmentalists are really destroying the Canada economy. They are causing taxes to rise as social programs continue on an unsound footing and in the meantime, they are undermining the economy in Alberta. The Federal Court of Appeal ruled in August that the National Energy Board (NEB) review of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion was too flawed for the federal government to base its decision on. The prevention of pipeline construction means that the oil has to be taken out by an inefficient method.
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### [Banks Freezing Cyrpotcurrency Accounts under Presumption of Guilt?]()
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> The [story](https://news.bitcoin.com/funds-frozen-account-closed-uk-banks-target-cryptocurrency-owners/) running around on Bitcoin.com news tells the tale of an individual who legally sold large amounts of cryptocurrency at a profit found that Clydesdale Bank decided to freeze all assets involving people who had been involved in cryptocurrencies. The man had no criminal convictions and had always complied with British laws on financial regulations and taxation. Nevertheless, he told [Bitcoin.com](https://news.bitcoin.com/funds-frozen-account-closed-uk-banks-target-cryptocurrency-owners/): “My bank account has been blocked by Clydesdale Bank without any warning or explanation and my money frozen.” The bank manager said that the bank no longer wanted to do business with “that kind of people” who were involved in cryptocurrencies.
The following videos exemplify the natural entropy of authority and jurisdictional arbitrage in the top-down, centralized Babylonian society.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onoGU2-g0TU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HbvY1ZDhwg
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**EDIT Nov. 4** Armstrong’s [latest blog](https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/politics/us-political-2018-midterm-elections/) indicates that the Democrats are likely to take a slim majority in the House of Representatives, but mostly likely this will not sustain and political disintegration into factions is the overarching long-term political theme. Even Trump has implicitly admitted they will likely lose the House by focusing his stumping efforts lately on the Senate races. The surge in the Republican party has really been a reaction against the corrupt Establishment and against the two-headed monster two-party system which it entails.
The Republicans [will probably](https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/12/politics/senate-2018-scenarios/index.html) retain control or tie in the Senate. In that case on the legislative front, there will be much wrangling and drama, but nothing accomplished going into 2020. I expect the USA economy to continue to boom into 2020 with the rest of the world being very weak fulfilling the [strong dollar short vortex thesis](https://steemit.com/money/@anonymint/countries-vulnerable-to-economic-devastation-soon). I think it will be very difficult to beat the incumbent president Trump in 2020 with a strong economy. I expect the intense politic fireworks and radicalization will be driven by the severe downturn in the USA and world economy as the strong dollar surge peaks with concomitant rising interest rates and collapsing global trade, i.e. the bursting of the global leverage bubble. This will cause the working class to become disillusioned with Trump and motivate the youth and “have-nots” to vote for Marxist candidates. The outcome is likely to be continued gridlock at the federal level with proactive political synergy only at the State level. Trump’s tax cuts [will expire](https://taxfoundation.org/look-ahead-expiring-tax-provisions/) in 2025:
> While nothing is currently set to expire in 2024, December 31st, 2025, will be a significant day for most taxpayers. Twenty-three provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act directly relating to individual income taxes will expire, meaning most taxpayers will see a tax hike unless some or all provisions are extended. Some of the most impactful provisions scheduled to expire include the TCJA’s reduction of individual income rates, increased child tax credit, the increased AMT exemption and phaseout threshold, and the increased standard deduction. The individual income tax code is effectively scheduled to return to what it was before the TCJA, meaning personal exemptions, the overall limitation on itemized deductions, **uncapped state and local tax deductions**, and many other miscellaneous itemized deductions will return.
The middle-class will be impacted by the reversion to higher federal income taxes, which will further weaken the economy. The Marxist States such as California will be able to charge taxation to the federal government again via the reversion to **uncapped state and local tax deductions**, so expect State income taxes to skyrocket in the Marxist States. In short, every State with an income tax is a no go zone. Get out of any shred of residency in those States while you can. This is the fracturing of the U.S.A. into regions anticipated by Armstrong’s cycle models. It appears that federal long-term capital gains taxation [will remain low](http://www.batescarter.com/current-status-of-future-taxation-of-capital-gains-and-dividends) capping out [at 23.8%](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_gains_tax_in_the_United_States#Additional_taxes) (or 28% for “on collectibles and certain small business stock” and 25% for real estate subject to depreciation) and isn’t subject to the AMT. But [the long-term trend](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_gains_tax_in_the_United_States#History) is that as the boomers moved into the workforce CGT increased then reduced when the boomers became invested in stocks and homes, but that reduction peaked at 15% and has started rising since the last recession. So after 2032, expect pressure to raise CGT (and perhaps even annual wealth taxes) as the Millennials take control at the federal level as the boomers have sufficiently died off. As aforementioned, I expect gridlock at the federal level until the “have-nots” are the vast majority.