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Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy
(www.washingtonpost.com)
Did trump buy the debt, or did the american People?
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is there a list anywhere mentioning all of the 'coincidences' that have happened since Trump is in power both terms. That also mention his extended family and friends that benefitted?
Endless scrolling feature required for that.
As if he'd stop doing anything illegal when he knows that it has no consequences
Not illegal or corrupt because it’s daddy trump. Everything daddy trump does is above board :)
/s
Wait, isn't the corporation owner supposed to pay for political favors, not the other way round?
I wonder what else is happening that makes Trump go: sure buddy, whatever I can do to help, and here's a few million $$$ on top!
Debt gets more valuable when the person owing looks more likely to pay.
So Trump buys the debt, then announces a policy that will funnel a bunch of money to the company that owes it. The debt all increases in value and he gets to resell it at a profit.
They don't create products and sell them, they don't create a more efficient system, they don't innovate, they just manipulate the markets, and gain on the increase.
They are just parasites, who are creating a phony economic system that enriches them out of thin air, without requiring the majority of the citizens to participate in any way, other than getting their money removed.
So when AI creates a permanent 50% unemployment rate, and we are faced with UBI, or the elimination of 50% of the population, which will they choose? And how will they accomplish either of those objectives?
Wow. That's, like, "The Richest Man in the World" in a nutshell. Meaning I understood nothing, and I don't want to. It's not real.
But thanks anyhow, sincerely.