🧵 Inside America's $1.7T Student Loan Machine: How Education Became a Tax on the American Dream
(1) Let's expose the most profitable government operation you've never heard of—a system that transformed from helping students access education into an inescapable debt trap. This isn't just a crisis. It's a carefully engineered machine.(2) First, the numbers: The government expects $184B in profits over 10 years from student loans. That's more than many Fortune 500 companies. But how did education financing become such a profitable venture? The story starts with Sallie Mae.
Dec 24, 2024 • 24 tweets • 5 min read
🧵 The Federal Reserve: The Most Important Story You've Never Been Told
Ever wonder why your grandparents could afford a house on one income, but you can't? Why do prices keep rising but your paycheck doesn't keep up? Why does the American dream feel more like a fantasy? It all traces back to a "duck hunting trip" that changed America forever.
The year is 1910. Picture a private island off Georgia's coast called Jekyll Island. It is a place frozen in time; ancient Native American grounds have become playgrounds for America's richest families. But something happening here will shape the next century of human history.
Dec 13, 2024 • 29 tweets • 5 min read
1/25 🧵 America's largest banks are quietly stockpiling over $130B of an asset most financial advisors never mention.
The same asset Walt Disney used to build Disneyland when no bank would lend him money...
The ultra-wealthy don't follow conventional wisdom about wealth building.
They focus on something far more powerful - what I call The Ultimate Asset™
Aug 12, 2024 • 17 tweets • 3 min read
1/ 🚀 Want to build the next billion-dollar company? Peter Thiel's "Zero to One" might just be your blueprint.
I've distilled its revolutionary ideas into a thread that could change how you think about business forever. #ZeroToOne 🧵
2/ But first, a warning: This isn't your typical "hustle harder" advice.
Thiel's insights are counterintuitive, often controversial, and might just flip your understanding of success on its head.