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Initech

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15. I feel like Trump's relentless attacks on the Fed are going to produce something catastrophic.
Mon Dec 2, 2019, 11:54 PM
Dec 2019

And if there's one thing you don't fuck with, it's the Fed. I mean one fraction of one percentage in the interest rate and GDP could alter whole economies of the world. If Trump gets a hold of that, he's going to sink the economy into oblivion. It would be game over at that point.

GM was Obama's personal decision underpants Dec 2019 #1
Just wonder Cartaphelius Dec 2019 #2
Or how much mindem Dec 2019 #3
And believe it or not farmers from Brazil got a big chunk. magicarpet Dec 2019 #8
$28 billion for a problem he personally created. TwilightZone Dec 2019 #4
that's the worst part mnmoderatedem Dec 2019 #5
As the late, great Bill Hicks said: Go back to bed, America. Your government is in control. Initech Dec 2019 #12
Exactly Martin Eden Dec 2019 #13
Trump is going to sink the US economy into a second Great Depression. Initech Dec 2019 #6
We are hardly in a Depression now,why do you feel we might be? virgogal Dec 2019 #14
I feel like Trump's relentless attacks on the Fed are going to produce something catastrophic. Initech Dec 2019 #15
Thanks for that information. virgogal Dec 2019 #18
$23T in debt. $1T budget deficit in a non-recession year. roamer65 Dec 2019 #7
I think it's up to 1.1 trillion. gab13by13 Dec 2019 #11
That's quite a pumpkin under that umbrella. CentralMass Dec 2019 #9
According to the search I just did, the auto bailout was 80 billion MichMan Dec 2019 #10
Yes ornotna Dec 2019 #16
Right, hence the "over twice as much as it cost to save the auto industry" greyl Dec 2019 #19
Then they should have said "less than half as much as it cost to save the auto industry" MichMan Dec 2019 #20
"in the end it only cost tax payers 10.2 billion" nt greyl Dec 2019 #21
True, but OhioVoterBlue Dec 2019 #17
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