Now you know why there is war. We have war because the U.S. is failing. Just look at the reversal of the 10 and 30 y bonds over the last 20 years. All the free money that was given to the oligarchs killed our economy.

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budsniffer952 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

10y rates are almost exactly where they were 20 years ago, and about 10% lower than they were 20 years before that.

So...what are you talking about?

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lazide 3 hours ago | parent [-]

You mean just before ‘08?

	▲	budsniffer952 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I mean 20 years ago, just like the original comment said. What is confusing? The last 20 years of interest rates are unremarkable, and certainly don't indicate the US is failing.

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dawnerd 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

And they’re still on cnbc daily saying rates need to go down to save the us. There’s a guy on right now saying rates need to be lower to save the ai bubble.

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Noaidi 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes, save the asset holders, damn the peasants. even Trump said he wants to see housing prices go higher.

These people do not care about you. You need to hate them more.

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budsniffer952 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Do you think the common person benefits from high interest rates? Pray tell, how?

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amanaplanacanal an hour ago | parent [-]

It helps keep inflation under control, for one thing. For another, it helps prevent billionaires from wasting even more money on boondoggles.

	▲	scottyah 22 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> prevent billionaires from wasting even more money on boondoggles This is what you want though? If everyone stops "wasting even more money on boondoggles" there is no innovation, and no jobs if nobody is making more boondoggles.

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xienze 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

In this particular case I think it's just because Trump can't resist doing every single thing Israel wants.

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red-iron-pine 3 hours ago | parent [-]

its because they have him on tape having sex with children

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Noaidi 3 hours ago | parent [-]

But what about Graham Platner?

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budsniffer952 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Sexual assault allegations and literal Nazi symbolism tattooed on his body. Those things are acceptable now? These were the exact things that Democrats went after Hegseth for (who, for the record, is also a doofus like Platner).

The left's hypocrisy knows no bounds.

	▲	khriss an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		You can guess where the bar is when the guy in the white house was literally convicted of sexual assault in a court of law, and he still won the republican nomination. Now compare that against a credible accusation being enough to derail a senate hopeful in a must win seat for the Democrats. Sorry, I don't see the hypocrisy. Actually, I do see it, just not on the side you insist it's on.
	▲	amanaplanacanal an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I'm willing to put up with a lot to put the brakes on Trump. But since I'm not in Maine, it's not up to me.