Wealth & Poverty Review

^{Jonathan Choe
November 23, 2024
Housing}

Squatter Steve Hickey Facing Eviction and Corruption Investigation

_{Jonathan Choe
November 23, 2024
Housing}

Earlier this year, social media influencer Steve Hickey tried to portray himself as a victim after Tyler Oliveira and I exposed his egregious squatting and construction hustles. Even though we brought receipts, Hickey denied the allegations and also tried to discredit us along the way. This month, a King County judge determined the evidence shows he has no right to the Ravensdale house and must now vacate the property. Read More ›

^{Jonathan Choe
November 22, 2024
Housing}

Squatter Steve Hickey Files Appeal in Attempt to Stay in Million-Dollar Home

_{Jonathan Choe
November 22, 2024
Housing}

As expected, criminal squatter Steve Hickey has filed an appeal and still believes Katrina Freitag’s Ravensdale house belongs to him. A judge ruled this week that Hickey must vacate the property. But instead of leaving with dignity and class, he’s digging in his heels and trying to make a mockery of Washington’s judicial system. Read More ›

^{Jonathan Choe
November 21, 2024
Housing}

Steve Hickey Stripped of Duties as Volunteer Firefighter

_{Jonathan Choe
November 21, 2024
Housing}

Steve Hickey was stripped of his duties as a Ravensdale volunteer firefighter. It seems like controversy always follows this guy. But he still remains a Commissioner since it’s an elected position. Regardless, Hickey is now being pressured to quit. The findings from an independent investigation into Hickey were supposed to be released this month but it’s now been delayed. Unclear why. The next Ravensdale Fire board meeting is December 10.

^{Jonathan Choe
November 21, 2024
Housing}

Homeowner Scared that Steve Hickey Won’t Leave Her Property Despite Court Order

_{Jonathan Choe
November 21, 2024
Housing}

Just got off the phone with Katrina Freitag, the Ravensdale homeowner who obliterated Steve Hickey in court and now has legal authority to boot this squatter from her property. She feels vindicated by this outcome but says Hickey is known as a conman for a reason. Read More ›

^{Jonathan Choe
November 21, 2024
Housing}

Squatter Steve Hickey Ordered to Vacate Million-Dollar Home

_{Jonathan Choe
November 21, 2024
Housing}

Alleged conman, social media personality, and KIRO Newsradio contributor Steve Hickey just took a massive loss. A King County judge ruled Hickey must vacate a million-dollar Ravensdale property and it could happen this month. He's been squatting in this house for months after claiming it belonged to him. I confronted Hickey a few months ago knowing a decision was looming. Read More ›

^{Jonathan Choe
November 21, 2024
Housing}

Victims of Steve Hickey Preparing to Protest KIRO Newsradio

_{Jonathan Choe
November 21, 2024
Housing}

Victims of Steve Hickey say they are getting ready to protest KIRO Newsradio and target its advertisers unless the Seattle station permanently pulls Hickey off the air. It's unclear why KIRO would risk its reputation by giving valuable airtime to someone involved in a high-profile squatting controversy. Read More ›

^{Nathan Lewis
November 18, 2024
Economic Policy}

How to End the Fed

_{Nathan Lewis
November 18, 2024
Economic Policy}

President Wilson enacted the Federal Reserve Act in 1913. This allowed a consortium of private bankers to establish what amounted to a central bank monopoly currency issuer in the United States — although they took great pains to deny that was the goal. The Federal Reserve was never part of the government. It was the fourth attempt by private bankers to establish a monopoly currency issuer in the United States. Read More ›

^{Discovery Institute
November 13, 2024
Homelessness}

Discovery Releases New Data and Policy Approach for Seattle’s Homelessness Crisis

_{Discovery Institute
November 13, 2024
Homelessness}

^{Caitlyn McKenney
November 13, 2024
Housing}

Tenant Violence Threatens Region’s Housing Providers

_{Caitlyn McKenney
November 13, 2024
Housing}

Incidents like this are not representative of the vast majority of tenants, but they are not anomalies either. Read More ›

^{Scott S. Powell
November 13, 2024
Politics}

Veterans Day Properly Understood Is About Sacrifice and Accountability

_{Scott S. Powell
November 13, 2024
Politics}

Our enemies certainly find solace when Americans engage in self-immolation. Thus, Veterans Day, which was originally founded around the virtue of the cessation of hostilities in war rather than the commemoration of any individual, should be a holiday beyond reproach. Read More ›