• electric_nan@lemmy.ml
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    17 days ago

    It sucks for our economy. It’s great for funneling tax dollars directly into the pockets of energy companies and other war profiteers.

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      16 days ago

      It’s great for JP Morgan’s economy, though!

      How fantastic would it be to run a bank, secure in the knowledge that if your investments bottom out, the US taxpayer will bail you out with low-interest loans, which you will later pay back with money that’s worth 20% less.

      Then, you buy a military contractor or three with the profits.

      viola! The US economy loop fundamentals