American Consequences

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Bill McGilton

August 2020

The Death of Airlines

By Bill McGilton Buffett is currently seventh on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index – a daily ranking of the world’s richest people. The index lists his net worth at roughly $73 billion… and he earned it all through investing. The “Oracle of...

April 2019

The Debt Trap

How Thinking You’re Rich Can Make Us All Poor By Bill McGilton Most people would call Tom and Kate “rich”… They’re in their 40s and live in a Northeast suburb with their three kids. They’ve been married 20 years and both hold graduate degrees...

October 2018

America’s Most Expensive Problem

And you’ll be paying for it… By Bill McGilton and Porter Stansberry Aaron Woodrum knew he couldn’t afford a car… but he didn’t have a choice. He had finally landed a job… But living outside of sprawling Indianapolis, a car...

September 2018

The Rise of an Epidemic

By Bill McGilton Ernest Gallego’s policing career ended the moment the tow truck slammed into his patrol car. The accident inflicted permanent back injuries that left Gallego struggling with chronic pain. As a Los Angeles police officer, Gallego was...