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Irish_Dem

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7. China and Russia plan to be the sole global economy.

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 03:16 PM

Dec 12

The Yuan will be the standard global currency.

Trump is making it all happen faster than even China thought.

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The Sleeper Issue That Could Destroy the Economy [View all] applegrove Dec 12 OP

rapidly rising prices due to tariffs and lack of cheap labor lapfog_1 Dec 12 #1

For some reason popsdenver Dec 12 #13

That's More The First Layer ProfessorGAC Dec 12 #16

Thanks Professor popsdenver Dec 12 #17

That's hard to understand and therefore hard to think about. bucolic_frolic Dec 12 #2

The TRUE coup de gras popsdenver Dec 12 #15

True bucolic_frolic Dec 12 #19

Cash is not good either, as the dollar will be worth less. Private equity may (or may not) be more insulated lostnfound Saturday #29

Crashes are a feature of unregulated capitalism Farmer-Rick Saturday #22

Do you mean get one that *doesn't* require crashes? (Typo, I think) lostnfound Saturday #30

Yes, yes I did Farmer-Rick Saturday #31

Who benefits and how from Trump destroying the US economy for decades? Irish_Dem Dec 12 #3

This questions is the disturbing me. Kid Berwyn Dec 12 #4

Maybe the Trump MAGAs see AI depressing and even reducing wages applegrove Dec 12 #5

The Nerd Reich is low enough to do that. Kid Berwyn Dec 12 #6

Crows would see the British and French lining up against each other applegrove Dec 12 #8

They have long prepared for that day. Kid Berwyn Dec 12 #18

Yeah. I think it was Thiel who had plans to evacuate to New Zealand applegrove Dec 12 #20

If I was his pilot... lonely bird Saturday #21

Back to fuedalism then..... Farmer-Rick Saturday #24

China and Russia plan to be the sole global economy. Irish_Dem Dec 12 #7

Russia is fucked lonely bird Saturday #23

Yes. But if Trump can divert US resources to Russia, and hand over Ukraine and its resources, Irish_Dem Saturday #27

Number one popsdenver Saturday #38

Krugman has written on this, the fact that the violation of the Fed's political independence would destroy the Martin68 Dec 12 #9

This is the entire problem in a nutshell lonely bird Saturday #25

Nailed it, and thanks for bringing up Reagan as the architect of what we are walkingman Saturday #28

Good point. They've undermined everyone's trust in the voting system, which held strong in spite of the attacks. Martin68 Saturday #35

Saw an article headline re foreigners considering selling their US bond holdings Attilatheblond Dec 12 #10

Sleeper issue plus sleeper president, not a good mix. Sneederbunk Dec 12 #11

Shades of Hitler's "Nero Decree" Seinan Sensei Dec 12 #12

And to punish Germany for losing the war. nt Wednesdays Dec 12 #14

What the heck does "... socialization of the private sector..." refer? Hugin Saturday #26

Subsidies given to corporations? applegrove Saturday #34

I suppose that's what it means in this case. Hugin Saturday #37

Donald Trump and his goons have done more to destroy the US than Osama Bin Laden ever dreamed of. Initech Saturday #32

So we had hoovervilles will the new encampments be called trumpvilles Samael13 Saturday #33

The Fed does more than set interest rates, gab13by13 Saturday #36

It's coming Dave says Saturday #39