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Initech

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4. To me the most telling thing about the Black Friday numbers:

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 12:17 PM

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Was the staggering number of people who put the things they bought on monthly payment plans or even put things on layaway. That's definitely not a good sign of a healthy economy. That's a sign something horrible is coming.

And the thing is the morons can't have crypto backed by the dollar, because republican assholes got rid of the gold standard 20 years ago. Because they're criminally insane.

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I Only Had Econ 101, But I See Doom & Gloom [View all] gab13by13 Monday OP

It's all just theoretical until it affects you. Jobs are getting Klarkashton Monday #1

Pretty much nails the reality. Irish_Dem Monday #2

This might help.... Paul Krugman Turbineguy Monday #3

To me the most telling thing about the Black Friday numbers: Initech Monday #4

Not sure what you mean about the gold standard genxlib Monday #6

For some reason I thought it ended under Reagan. Initech Monday #7

Something else horrible is coming, gab13by13 Monday #5

Yes, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that.. ananda Monday #8

More SamuelTheThird Monday #9