hapabapa/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Listen below or on the go on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Government shutdown now seen lasting three weeks. (0:17) Sam Altman will give the DevDay keynote for the world’s biggest startup. (4:47) Bitcoin top $125,000 for first time. (2:57) The private sector continues to lead the way for Wall Street with the government shutdown entering its second week. Prediction market Kalshi now has the shutdown lasting nearly 21 days (a 64% chance of its lasting more than 1 ...

You buy a $10,000 Treasury bond paying 3% interest. That’s $300 a year — what a Congress member spends on lunch. The IRS takes $75 immediately. No negotiation. No shame. They tax you for lending them money, which is like a burglar charging you for the crowbar he used on your window. You’re left with $225.Let me walk you through the actual math. Nobody in Washington wants you doing this calculation. They’d rather you scroll TikTok while they pick your pocket.Your $10,000 becomes worth $9,300 in purchasing po ...