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Trump’s DOGE Team Is Asking Potential Appointees If They Can Abolish the FDIC (truthout.org)

submitted 2 days ago by Garibaldee@lemm.ee to c/usa@midwest.social

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[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 71 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Panic of 1930 v2: Electric Boogaloo

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 39 points 2 days ago (3 children)

You joke but I'm starting to think I should pull my retirement before these goons get to it...

[–] Yodan@lemm.ee 43 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They want to pump crypto and dump it to buy real estate and public assets during the depression, and then literally own the country.

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hopefully it just forces a revolution but idk if Americans are aware enough of what's going on...

[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

No revolution till they can't buy a bag of slop from Mickie's and a bag of dissociation powder on the corner.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'd diversify. At this point I have limited trust in bonds much less stocks

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

I'm thinking about buying a farm

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm seriously looking at options in buying up foreign currency because I'm starting to doubt the viability of the dollar. There are banks in LA and NYC that will let you open an account in Yuan but it's like a $10,000 minimum balance.

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Are they insured? If not why not just get Bitcoin, at least we know that eventually well go back up