Remember that scene at the beginning of It’s a Wonderful Life, where people are all desperately trying to get into the bank because if it fails before they get in, they lose their money? That’s what the FDIC prevents.

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  • @[email protected]
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    5320 hours ago

    Calling it now.

    2026 with the economy in free fall and the Republicans about to be voted out of office, he will make his move to fully seize control and declare martial law to stop elections.

    The moves they are talking about will absolutely destroy the economy and plunge us into the abyss.

    • @Skyrmir
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      -17 hours ago

      I’m looking at the positive side of societal collapse. If there are no banks, then I don’t have to pay my mortgage.

    • @jimmy90
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      112 hours ago

      or another financial crash/bailout in 5-10 years

    • Ioughttamow
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      416 hours ago

      I guess the positive is that if the economy is that fucked they might not have the money to resist the guillotine crazed hordes. Personally I think an ill measured rope would be the best method

    • Nougat
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      619 hours ago

      Man I beat you to that by at least a month.