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   Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 22:15:42 JST Bread up, Bro
   it's gonna be a real fun election season.
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 22:18:26 JST Bread up, Bro

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     @sj_zero That hasn't been the case in 30 years.
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     sj_zero (sj_zero@social.fbxl.net)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 22:18:27 JST sj_zero

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     It's a shame there's no one on the ballot who's a competent economic steward.
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 22:23:58 JST Bread up, Bro

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     • EssentialUtinsil :njp:
     @sj_zero @EssentialUtinsil We are so far beyond "not adding more debt" that isn't even a conversation worth having. The level of austerity required to adequately fund obligations would make post WW1 Germany wince.
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     EssentialUtinsil :njp: (essentialutinsil@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 22:23:59 JST EssentialUtinsil :njp:

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     @sickburnbro @sj_zero maybe nobody on a ballot has any real influence over the economy?
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     sj_zero (sj_zero@social.fbxl.net)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 22:23:59 JST sj_zero

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     Well there's certain things that they do have an influence over, and every candidate being presented would rack up more debt by signing extravagant budgets.
     
     Considering just how much of the economy government spending is, that has a direct impact on the economy. Now, the actual numbers would look a lot worse if you spend less Federal money, but the actual economy would get better because the private sector wouldn't be fighting the government for those resources...
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 22:27:41 JST Bread up, Bro

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     • EssentialUtinsil :njp:
     @sj_zero @EssentialUtinsil There is a reason I keep saying this is going to end up in a Spanish Civil War style event, because the only way you are going to have the authority to enact such a thing is a complete failure of the opposing vision.
     
     You may not believe this, but I am patient.
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     sj_zero (sj_zero@social.fbxl.net)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 22:27:42 JST sj_zero

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     Unfortunately, the only other option is a massive sovereign debt crisis, which might be the only option.... But if that's going to be an option, it needs to be an option that in the end results in a balanced budget because otherwise the United States will just become a backwater...
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     EvilSandmich (evilsandmich@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 22:35:47 JST EvilSandmich

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     • EssentialUtinsil :njp:
     @sj_zero @sickburnbro @EssentialUtinsil >a massive sovereign debt crisis
     GAE can probably buy time by killing off the Euro (in progress) and the Yen (next up), but I think they'll only get one trip at most to that buffet as it's debatable how much the dollar would be viewed as a "flight to safety" in a worldwide currency collapse. And, like I said, it would only buy time, maybe a few years, maybe a week.
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 22:38:05 JST Bread up, Bro

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     • EvilSandmich
     @EvilSandmich @sj_zero @EssentialUtinsil they're going to do capital controls and smart people are going to start going to CNY and RUB, but all it will do is be a mark of disloyality to the regime.
     
     Crypto is probably the safest near-term.
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     EvilSandmich (evilsandmich@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 22:57:21 JST EvilSandmich

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     • EssentialUtinsil :njp:
     @sickburnbro @sj_zero @EssentialUtinsil There's a reason why Great Depression survivors were paranoid pack rats who held onto anything physical that had any sort of worth.
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 22:58:07 JST Bread up, Bro

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     • EssentialUtinsil :njp:
     • EvilSandmich
     @EvilSandmich @sj_zero @EssentialUtinsil This is why I tell people to learn how to fix their stuff: learn to sew, learn to turn a wrench.
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 23:04:02 JST Bread up, Bro

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     • EssentialUtinsil :njp:
     • EvilSandmich
     @sj_zero @EssentialUtinsil @EvilSandmich there are plenty of people on youtube that are showing people how to do machining. It will eventually fill the gap, but best to have something now.
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     sj_zero (sj_zero@social.fbxl.net)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 23:04:03 JST sj_zero

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     • EvilSandmich
     And get your hands on the tools to do such things while you still can. Considering that a lot of this stuff is made in china, all it takes is One world war and you won't be able to get a tool kit for Love or money.
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 23:05:51 JST Bread up, Bro

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     • HereForYourMemes
     @Gab_Refugee @EvilSandmich @sj_zero @EssentialUtinsil well, yes they learned a behavior which became detrimental during a time of glut.
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     HereForYourMemes (gab_refugee@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 23:05:52 JST HereForYourMemes

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     • EvilSandmich
     @EvilSandmich @sickburnbro @sj_zero @EssentialUtinsil ya they were just crazy who does that
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 23:06:32 JST Bread up, Bro

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     • EssentialUtinsil :njp:
     • EvilSandmich
     @sj_zero @EssentialUtinsil @EvilSandmich Not all. I checked when there was the big bridge disaster. We do still have a few steel factories here in the US.
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     sj_zero (sj_zero@social.fbxl.net)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 23:06:33 JST sj_zero

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     • EvilSandmich
     Imo the toughest part will be bootstrapping. It's relatively easy once you've got all the infrastructure in place, but we gave up all the infrastructure in the West.
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     Bridgelurker Kip (jedkron1248@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 23:27:27 JST Bridgelurker Kip

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     • EvilSandmich

     @sickburnbro @sj_zero @EssentialUtinsil @EvilSandmich Is that counting US Steel that's being purchased by Japan? I guess so long as the equipment and expertise remain here, it can be seized and repurposed in an emergency.

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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Thursday, 25-Apr-2024 23:28:08 JST Bread up, Bro

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     • Bridgelurker Kip
     @JedKron1248 @sj_zero @EssentialUtinsil @EvilSandmich yes, I'm talking about just physical steel being produced in the US, which ultimately is what we need.