Hefty Cost

A hefty cost to be one with the 'in' crowd. Here's your daily news digest for 22 February 2023.

Hefty Cost
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Decarbonising Australia’s Heavy Industries: A 30-year Project That Costs $625 Billion
Six hundred and twenty-five billion dollars (US$ 432 billion) is the hefty price tag for an ambitious plan…

Australia

‘I decline your invitation’: NSW Premier’s brother refuses to front parliamentary inquiry
Premier Dominic Perrottet’s brother confirms he will not front a parliamentary inquiry into Sydney’s Hills Shire Council, calling it a “Labor/Greens circus”.
138,000 Jobs Under Threat Due To NSW State Election Emissions Policies
“New South Wales is facing a regional jobs crisis, courtesy of the emission reduction policies both major parties are taking to the March state election, leaving voters with little choice,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs.
A race-based tax is utterly unjust | The Spectator Australia
Last month, former Victorian Greens (now Independent) Senator Lidia Thorpe, ’reiterated the call for Australian property owners to pay a weekly “rent” tax to Indigenous groups who claim to own the…

International

Polish PM: “We Want Permanent US Military Bases”
Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki has said that Poland and the U.S. are discussing the establishment of permanent U.S. military bases…
Which Countries Pollute the Most Ocean Plastic Waste?
This graphic visualizes the top 10 countries emitting plastic pollutants into our oceans.
An Opportunity Xi Can’t Ignore - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
Word came on Thursday that the Air Force has grounded all of its KC-135 tanker aircraft because of a defective pin that could result in the loss of a part of the tail section of the aircraft while in flight.…

Business, Finance & Investment

Why You Won’t Regret Buying Treasury Bonds Yielding 5%+
Recently, I can’t help but shovel more money into Treasury bonds. With 3-month-to-1-year Treasury bonds yielding 5%+, I feel like the guaranteed return is too high to pass up. But the more Treasury bonds I buy, the more I wonder whether I will regret the decision a year from now. Perhaps you are sta…
Defying Financial Gravity: Achieving Your First $100,000 - Financial Imagineer
The Journey to financial orbit: How to defy financial gravity, achieve your first $100k, and rocket to financial success!
How To Diversify Your Portfolio With Artwork In 2023 - Good Financial Cents®
Investing in art can be a great way to diversify your portfolio and add value to your investments. Here’s how to invest in art for beginners:

Culture

The acceptable face of radical Islam
Online trolls hide behind progressive platitudes
America’s Buried History of White Slavery
The best way to forget history is to rewrite it. And in the rewriting, to carefully delete references to any historical events or circumstances we find uncomfortable. Thus, American history books are totally silent on the matter of these white slaves, mostly of European stock with a great number of…
Equity as a Conservative Principle - The American Conservative
Conservatives should not allow the concept of equity to be undermined by ideologues.

Crypto & Blockchain

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Analyst Benjamin Cowen Outlines 2023 Bitcoin Forecast Using Key On-Chain Indicator - The Daily Hodl
Popular crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen says that one benchmark on-chain indicator suggests that Bitcoin (BTC) is set for range-bound price action for the better part of this year.
Altcoin Built to Boost Bitcoin Explodes As Veteran Crypto Investor Says Overlooked Opportunities Await - The Daily Hodl
A Bitcoin-focused crypto asset in the midst of a powerful price jump as the overall digital asset markets continue to turn green.

Postscript

Alec Baldwin Scores Big Legal Win, Potential Prison Time Dramatically Reduced
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