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> but I am certain that this is a calculated attempt to debase the US dollar in order to disarm the unprepared and grab power through the creation a right-liber
by save_ferris 6y ago
> but I am certain that this is a calculated attempt to debase the US dollar in order to disarm the unprepared and grab power through the creation a right-libertarian techno dystopia
What makes you think this is more plausible than the Fed printing money to keep millions of people from starving/getting evicted and businesses to stay afloat amid one of the worst financial crises in history?
- rorykoehler 6y agoBecause 1) of who got the money and 2) how it was spent. If they were serious about what you describe they'd provide a basic income directly to the people.
- nostrademons 6y agoThat's kinda what they did - they gave $600/week to every unemployed American, on top of what the state was giving them. Problem was, a lot of it just went into the stock market, and from there into the pockets of wealthy stockholders.