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jmbar2

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1. If they raise the debt ceiling to pay for tax breaks for the rich, guess where that money comes from?

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Fri Apr 11, 2025, 09:56 AM

Apr 2025

China could tank the US economy in less than a minute just by selling a big chunk of treasuries. I'm guessing he will release some sort of "compromise" with the Chinese to bump the stock market again.

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If they raise the debt ceiling to pay for tax breaks for the rich, guess where that money comes from? jmbar2 Apr 2025 #1

I don't think China is going to play his game, though. Scrivener7 Apr 2025 #2