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RealGuyinChicago

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3. It's worse than that

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 26, 2022, 11:54 PM

Jun 2022

They want us dead. And the violent rhetoric is not going away.

It’s hard to measure how much this political climate affects business spending and consumer behavior. But there’s no way the impact is zero.

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Could the proto-fascist threat be a drag on the economy? [View all] RealGuyinChicago Jun 2022 OP

Of course. They want a bad economy to make Joe Biden look bad Walleye Jun 2022 #1

It's worse than that RealGuyinChicago Jun 2022 #3

Agreed. If I were a foreign investor, I'd be pretty leery about investing in the US emulatorloo Jun 2022 #2

I hope so RealGuyinChicago Jun 2022 #5

Steer clear of pork rind and cheez doodle futures. C_U_L8R Jun 2022 #4

They sell all over the world. They no longer care about the middle class buying power in the USA. applegrove Jun 2022 #6

for the most part, a fascist government is good for "the economy", but only in a narrow sense unblock Jun 2022 #7