Who would have thought the king of bankruptcy would have done this!?
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Remember when conservatives at least pretended to be fiscally conservative?
Now it's 100% a bigot platform. No room left for pretending about actually governing.
I swapped most of my savings to Euros instead of American Dollars. A member of my residence thinks that is a weird move. Hopefully, one of us will be wrong.
simple solution to fix social security, at least, is to remove the cap on contributions, so the billionaires can pay their share.
I dont know what the fuck we're gonna do about the debt though.
Deficit spending has historically worked out well because the US has been able to borrow at a rate lower than inflation, making it actually cheaper to borrow money and pay it off later. The national debt isn't much of a concern unless we tank our credit and reputation.
So it's a huge fucking concern.
My understanding is that our debt burden now equals our GDP with interest payments about 1 trillion dollars annually. Looks like we're headed into a debt spiral with an economy stalling. Not an economist, but it seems like a worst-case scenario.
Thats okay, we're also tariffing the fuck out of everyone and alienating any and every trading partner to the point they are seeking to replace us with alternatives.
Surely that will fix everything.
Yep. Everyone is in the "get out" - phase right now. Tariffs was a weapon for economic war against another country. Trump uses it on allies. Your president and vice president, litterally calling EU blood suckers, and blames us for your horrors. Even though we litterally only bought american tech, infrastructure, militiary equipment, entertainment, etc. To please the united states for keeping us safe. Now you say we gave you Nothing back. This is not a great way of treating trading partners.
But think about all the bribes and money he was able to personally slurp up. Sure, we'll have to shoulder the burden as American citizens, but won't it be worth it if he can afford another golden toilet?
That is the right american mindset right there! USA is a great economy, as long as the 1% gets even more rich. When they get richer, the 99% gets more crumbs. As it should be.
I've given up people not being able to see evidence right in front of their faces or ignoring it just because it doesn't agree with their sense of reality it's just so enraging exhausting I'm so tired I just can't anymore if Republicans want to just burn everything to the ground fucking whatever. Even if dems gain control they're not going to do anything to reverse any of the damage he's done
No worries, the genius American people will blame this on Obama.
What will happen is that Americans will completely ignore this until a president of the opposite party gets elected and is left trying to fix this crap. Then suddenly it's like "look how incompetent this party is! We're so in debt right now!".
That's exactly right. Assuming we get another election a dem will be in power when this shit starts hitting the fan so that's all maga will blame it on.
How's all that winning going for you lot? Feel great yet?
Wait until you see hyper-inflation!
"I'd like a Venti Lat-tahy"
When burning your money makes more sense cuz firewood is too expensive, that's hyper-inflation lol.
Running the US into the ground just like his businesses.
It's exactly what Warren Buffett said about him; an interviewer in 2016 asked: "What do you think about Trump winning the presidency, he's a businessman"
Buffett laughed and says: "Yeah, every business he has run, he run straight into the ground." (Still thinking it was a theoretical question)
Reporter goes: "Yes, but he is President Elect"
Buffett's smile just kinda melted as he realized the new "business" he would be running, was the U.S.
(The full interview is difficult to find, so I found a short one minute snippet remaining on YouTube)
I mean let's just put them together as what they truly are, since according to Bannon this all started from 4chan. Kekistocracy
Watch the FBI know Q was Epstein or Bannon or Moot all along
Already happening so they can muddy the waters and spin off more conspiracy theories to discredit the Epstein Files already obtained. Just like the Fortnite account that's likely still being used by whoever took over Epstein's sex trafficking ring to recruit more children.
https://reason.com/2026/02/11/epstein-files-fbi-tracked-down-anonymous-4chan-conspiracy-theorist/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/4chan-user-posted-about-jeffrey-epstein-s-death-it-was-n1041931
I'm not even convinced he's dead anymore. We have a photo of him supposedly dead morticians are calling bullshit on and upon closer inspection of the notes photographed in his cell he seems to have been planning an escape. And more connections to the CIA and Israel as a cherry on top.
Would really love to know what is censored.
He's dead. Otherwise Ghislaine wouldn't have the leverage she does.
There's specific note about a computer in palm beach with G next to it 😅
Alright, you're gonna believe what you're gonna believe. Just don't fall down any Qanon-like rabbit holes. Be well internet stranger.
Not high odds but it's now in the realm of possibility. 4chan.com/pol/ where Qanon originates was created the day Epstein met Moot and drove him home.
I'm not blindly believing I'm reading and watching people tear through millions of pages in parallel. I thought keeping him alive was silly until this morning. It way overcomplicates everything. And yet here we are
Didn't putin do something similar while seizing power?
He's balancing the budget. Fake news. And that ten million, he deserves it. And those children he had sex with, he only did it to get Epstein arrested. We know the snowflakes don't like it when we get upset at them not speaking the way we want. They need a safe space from us trying turn America into a place that is secure for white christian people to never be disagreed with or competed with. The bluehairs can't handle us wasting our gasoline we complained costs too much when we roll coal on them. Lol haha sorry libturds you can't call us names anymore.
I sincerely hope this is satire because I've met people that think this way.
Trump: Wanna see some magic?
MAGA: Sure.
Trump: Look over there it's an immigrant!
MAGA looks
Trump pickpockets
MAGA: Hey, where's my wallet?
Trump: Oh look, it vanished and it's now in my pocket! What a magic!
MAGA: You're so great!
I predict the administration will take this feedback and examine ways to… just kidding, there will be deranged posts, threats, and some kind of ham handed attempt to take over or disband the CBO.
Don't forget the 1000 mentions of passing the blame to Biden and how much they have to spend to revive the country or something like that.
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But I heard the SNP is $50,000! They just don’t wanna talk about that.
Blondi was talking about the Dow Jones when she was trying anything and everything to distract for her coverup on behalf of the Epstein Class.
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So what they’re saying is really this is Bidens and Obamas fault? Diaper Donnie had nothing to do with this surely. lol
My bet is that as the economy falters further and the world abandons US treasuries, he's going to make things even worse with QE and forcing rate cuts. Problem is that I have no idea what to do with that prediction. Plant beans and stock up on iodine?
I am investing in ways to make my future costs lower. For example, I have solar on my house. It covers about half of my bill, and will for the foreseeable future. I am looking into additions to solar, as I live in Alaska, and need to figure out winter times.
I am looking into heat pumps, they aren't great for dead of winter, but they might eliminate shoulder season heat costs.
We buy the best quality, and locally produced food and goods we can, to help support our health and our community resilience.
Buy once, cry once, whenever we can, because replacement of stuff will be harder.
We live beneath our means, and take the money we save being boring and pay off debt, so that we truly own what is ours, because someday, paying a mortgage or for a vehicle, might be too difficult.
Practice using what you have, instead of buying stuff to solve your problem. Ingenuity is something that can be learned and practiced, but isn't something that comes naturally to people.
Learn to make stuff, or about your surroundings. If you live in a place you can forage, learn about what you can eat in your area to supplement what you have to buy.
Plan to be a poor person, because that is a situation that is likely, and that you can survive.
Most people will not make it, if we wind up in a situation where you are dependent on what you plant, and goods you stock up on. That stuff is just prolonging the inevitable. Total independence is just not a thing most people are prepared for mentally, or have the skills to pull off. So, prepare for a future where luxuries are limited, material goods are in short supply, and you have to figure out how to make do with what you have.
I am looking into additions to solar
a lot of places have little windmills here, if that works for you. they're relatively inexpensive and easy to maintain. the biggest concern is where the shadow goes (the pulsing shadow of the blades is not fun that hour it's on you) but more modern blade designs have helped eliminate that
I am super interested in wind, but not sure if my house gets enough. My city is pretty windy in some areas, but I don't often get a ton.
Do you have them yourself?
nah, we're fortunate enough to get our needs met by solar. there are more than a few farms outside town that have windmills. I should have a working bicycle on monday, i can bike out and take some photos of the one i have in mind. it's 20-30 feet tall, mostly aluminum. pretty sturdy. I think they have a sign out by it because they are tired of folk knocking their door and asking questions (we have a friendly enough community).
Oh holey moley. That is a big windmill! I need like.. a rooftop windmill, or.. a couple rooftop windmills.
iirc that is the rooftop windmill. it's pretty narrow. it's not one of those giant 100 foot ones with 35 foot blades
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