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Sorry. As much as I hate Trump & like your ETTD acronym, debt fear mongering like this is bull\ud83d\udca9. USA can\u2019t become insolvent in its own money. Fed gov creates $$ when it spends them into existence. We don\u2019t need to borrow\/tax to acquire dollars. See #MMT<\/a><\/span>, eg Stephanie Kelton\u2019s \u201cThe Deficit Myth\u201d or https:\/\/findingmoneyfilm.com\/Nonsense<\/a> like this prevents us from housing, feeding, educating, & providing healthcare with pointless \u201chow are we gonna pay for it?\u201d question.","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-10:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter\/statuses\/116331877451300491\/activity","object":{"id":"https:\/\/urbanists.social\/users\/danwentzel\/statuses\/116281946102446567","objectType":"note","content":"

The same con artist who managed to bankrupt a casino where \"the house always wins\" just bankrupted the United States of America.<\/p>

Everything Trump Touches Dies (ETTD) including empires, economies, and countries.<\/p>

https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/23\/us-government-insolvent-fiscal-crisis-fix\/<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/urbanists.social\/@danwentzel\/116281946102446567","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-03-24:objectType=thread:nonce=20e975c72f63dcb9","notice_info":{"local_id":"12387706","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"12341771"}},"published":"2026-04-01T23:08:41+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"steter repeated a notice by danwentzel","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter\/statuses\/116331877451300491\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/freeradical.zone\/users\/steve_zeke","displayName":"Steven Zekowski","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/186819-original-tmp20231012015127.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/186819-96-20231012015127.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/186819-48-20231012015127.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/186819-24-20231012015127.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"186819"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/186819-96-20231012015127.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Retired physician, music lover, curious guy. Learning to #code late in life. #Linux convert.\u2029#ClimateCrisis #MedicareForAll #RankedChoiceVoting #MMT#twincities #Minnesota\u2029 #fedi22 #FreePalestine #AbolishICEAvatar: Cartoon-ized selfie from river bridge; middle-aged white man with gray hair, sunglassesHeader: Convergence of Minnesota and Mississippi rivers taken on Pike Island in Ft. Snelling State Park. Dirt path with green weeds on either side; trees on the river banks in the distance.","url":"https:\/\/freeradical.zone\/@steve_zeke","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"steve_zeke","displayName":"Steven Zekowski","note":"Retired physician, music lover, curious guy. Learning to #code late in life. #Linux convert.\u2029#ClimateCrisis #MedicareForAll #RankedChoiceVoting #MMT#twincities #Minnesota\u2029 #fedi22 #FreePalestine #AbolishICEAvatar: Cartoon-ized selfie from river bridge; middle-aged white man with gray hair, sunglassesHeader: Convergence of Minnesota and Mississippi rivers taken on Pike Island in Ft. Snelling State Park. Dirt path with green weeds on either side; trees on the river banks in the distance."}},"content":"

@danwentzel<\/a>
Sorry. As much as I hate Trump & like your ETTD acronym, debt fear mongering like this is bull\ud83d\udca9. USA can\u2019t become insolvent in its own money. Fed gov creates $$ when it spends them into existence. We don\u2019t need to borrow\/tax to acquire dollars. See #MMT<\/a>, eg Stephanie Kelton\u2019s \u201cThe Deficit Myth\u201d or https:\/\/findingmoneyfilm.com\/<\/a><\/p>

Nonsense like this prevents us from housing, feeding, educating, & providing healthcare with pointless \u201chow are we gonna pay for it?\u201d question.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-10:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/freeradical.zone\/users\/steve_zeke\/statuses\/116282221800171809","object":{"id":"https:\/\/freeradical.zone\/users\/steve_zeke\/statuses\/116282221800171809","objectType":"note","content":"

@danwentzel<\/a>
Sorry. As much as I hate Trump & like your ETTD acronym, debt fear mongering like this is bull\ud83d\udca9. USA can\u2019t become insolvent in its own money. Fed gov creates $$ when it spends them into existence. We don\u2019t need to borrow\/tax to acquire dollars. See #MMT<\/a>, eg Stephanie Kelton\u2019s \u201cThe Deficit Myth\u201d or https:\/\/findingmoneyfilm.com\/<\/a><\/p>

Nonsense like this prevents us from housing, feeding, educating, & providing healthcare with pointless \u201chow are we gonna pay for it?\u201d question.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/freeradical.zone\/@steve_zeke\/116282221800171809","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/urbanists.social\/users\/danwentzel\/statuses\/116281946102446567","url":"https:\/\/urbanists.social\/@danwentzel\/116281946102446567"},"tags":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/object\/hashtag","displayName":"mmt"}]},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/urbanists.social\/users\/danwentzel"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-03-24:objectType=thread:nonce=20e975c72f63dcb9","notice_info":{"local_id":"12387705","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-01T23:08:22+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/freeradical.zone\/@steve_zeke\/116282221800171809"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/urbanists.social\/users\/danwentzel","displayName":"Dan Wentzel \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102816-original-tmp20230802163423.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102816-96-20230810144937.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102816-48-20230810144937.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102816-24-20230810144937.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"102816"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/102816-96-20230810144937.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Actor, Writer, Transit Advocate, Gay and Proud, Disco\/House\/EDM, animal lover, Practitioner of the Science of Mind and Spirit, Angel in disguisehttps:\/\/www.threads.net\/@danwentzel1","url":"https:\/\/urbanists.social\/@danwentzel","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"danwentzel","displayName":"Dan Wentzel \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08","note":"Actor, Writer, Transit Advocate, Gay and Proud, Disco\/House\/EDM, animal lover, Practitioner of the Science of Mind and Spirit, Angel in disguisehttps:\/\/www.threads.net\/@danwentzel1"}},"content":"

The same con artist who managed to bankrupt a casino where \"the house always wins\" just bankrupted the United States of America.<\/p>

Everything Trump Touches Dies (ETTD) including empires, economies, and countries.<\/p>

https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/23\/us-government-insolvent-fiscal-crisis-fix\/<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-10:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/urbanists.social\/users\/danwentzel\/statuses\/116281946102446567","object":{"id":"https:\/\/urbanists.social\/users\/danwentzel\/statuses\/116281946102446567","objectType":"note","content":"

The same con artist who managed to bankrupt a casino where \"the house always wins\" just bankrupted the United States of America.<\/p>

Everything Trump Touches Dies (ETTD) including empires, economies, and countries.<\/p>

https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/03\/23\/us-government-insolvent-fiscal-crisis-fix\/<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/urbanists.social\/@danwentzel\/116281946102446567","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-03-24:objectType=thread:nonce=20e975c72f63dcb9","notice_info":{"local_id":"12341771","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-03-24T08:01:07+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/urbanists.social\/@danwentzel\/116281946102446567"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6263143","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}