The one thing that gambling offers is a fleeting feeling of hope.

Retirement savings is a gamble anymore.

Whenever they talk about “the economy”, they’re talking about the economy for rich people. Not for you.

There’s an election coming up, and the propagandists are out.

“The Fed” is common shorthand for the board of the Federal Reserve, which sets short term interest rates. That you seem unaware of this suggests to me that you are less informed about US politics than you think.