• lemmy_outta_here
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    8 months ago

    that’s right lutnick, keep people guessing as the world dumps us bonds. this is it, people: the world’s richest economic powerhouse is tearing itself apart to satisfy the fantasies of a hate-filled dotard. the collapse of the us is the most spectacular self immolation in history.

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      That bond situation is crazy. The US is standing on the precipice and the Trump administration doesn’t even realize it.

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        You could say that about almost anything. They’re stunningly stupid people.

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      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

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      In 10 years, or less, when books on the fall of the American empire, this picture should be used as the reason:

      Donald Trump punchable face

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      I mean, it’d have to be pretty impressively fucked up to outdo Brexit. So far, it is!

      Pop Quiz: What does Cambridge Analytica have to do with both?

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      8 months ago

      Stable rules and frameworks are so 2000-and-late, markets love a little spice!

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    Anything can be decided, paused, changed, revoked, reinstated, abandoned and never spoken about again any time now.

  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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    Of course it might. And the percentages are all subject to variation depending on who wants to buy and sell stock at the time.

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    8 months ago

    With the current regime, anything they legislate is only temporary

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    8 months ago

    Is it gonna depend on what his magic 8 ball says that day?

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    8 months ago

    Well that didn’t take long! His dementia kicked in pretty quick.

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    8 months ago

    What if Donald has a worm in his brain like RFK Jr?