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Bustedknuckles
joined 2 years ago
My money (while I have it) is that this is going to be the most lasting damage of Trump's presidency. Piss off the world and demonstrate we're unreliable economic partners. They don't want our debt anymore and dump their holdings/new purchases at auction. Servicing debt is already around 15% of All federal spending. DOGE targets are nothing in comparison.
Debt can get very expensive, and we've gotten used to paying very little for it. Most people aren't considering how bad this can get - I hope someone with power has been
This is the hardest I've ever eaten the onion. Bravo
Does kind of feel like a general strike is the only tenable way out. All options, including nothing, will likely suck more - and a strike is really going to suck
Oh hey, a clerical error that got fixed without undue criminalization. 30 people voted that shouldn't have, and won't anymore. Priority number one
Hatchet men abound
People underestimate just how bad it can get for all of us if the world decouples from the USA. And as usual, us working class and poorer will beat the brunt
My mobile spelling has gotten to be garbage because my phone keyboard autocorrects Sometimes and I've gotten lazy about Swype/deleting mid-word mistakes. My pen/paper and also physical keyboard spelling remains persnickety
Absolutely. It makes me crazy that people can't imagine what the consequences of American isolation will be. We built this position and lifestyle over generations, and every single other administration including his was smart enough not to fuck with it
There are a few podcasts like that I think. Notably Hello from the Magic tavern. A sitcom, even animated, would be pretty cool!
Tax wealth, not work!
100%. Also a hatchet man. He's brought in, wrecks shit on purpose, gets "kicked out", profits immensely. Now admin can roll things back 5-10% to placate the plebes and blame Musk who everyone already hates for their life being worse. That said, a lot of people would nonperformatively tell him to go fuck himself. Just don't mistake it as anyone being on your side