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Yes, the sad reality is that the US is non-investable, specially for foreigners. Any project can be cancelled at the whim of somebody somewhere in the political

Yes, the sad reality is that the US is non-investable, specially for foreigners. Any project can be cancelled at the whim of somebody somewhere in the political structure, and what has been accorded in one administration can be easily canceled in the next. It is nowhere's land when it comes to investing.

Ekaros 2y ago
Truly why invest in anything real when everyone in power is there to make stock market go up eternally... Or federal bonds. Which will be flipped over for reasonable profit until they are not anymore, but even that is unlikely to be fully sudden.
nradov 2y ago
"U.S. Remains World's Top Destination for Foreign Direct Investment for 12th Consecutive Year" https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2024/04/us-remains-worlds-top-destination-foreign-direct-investment-12th-consecutive-year https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2024/04/us-remains-worlds...
mlazos 2y ago
Man I was just lurking but this take is so wrong I just have to comment. It’s in fact the exact opposite. Every other country in the world is much much worse at this. Look at China! They’re actually destroying companies left and right. You should qualify your statement with “public projects” which do not have any foreign investment. The US is very friendly to foreign private projects, almost too friendly arguably. It also has public reliable information and rules for investing which make price discovery much easier than other foreign markets. It’s probably one of the most lenient and best markets for external investment.
coryrc 2y ago
Counterpoint: Chicago parking meters
cscurmudgeon 2y ago
US is #1 in foreign investment: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/top-countries-foreign-direct-investment-flows/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/top-countries-foreign-di... And no one invests in individual public projects anywhere.

Ekaros 2y ago

Truly why invest in anything real when everyone in power is there to make stock market go up eternally... Or federal bonds. Which will be flipped over for reasonable profit until they are not anymore, but even that is unlikely to be fully sudden.

nradov 2y ago

"U.S. Remains World's Top Destination for Foreign Direct Investment for 12th Consecutive Year" https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2024/04/us-remains-worlds-top-destination-foreign-direct-investment-12th-consecutive-year https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2024/04/us-remains-worlds...

mlazos 2y ago

Man I was just lurking but this take is so wrong I just have to comment. It’s in fact the exact opposite. Every other country in the world is much much worse at this. Look at China! They’re actually destroying companies left and right. You should qualify your statement with “public projects” which do not have any foreign investment. The US is very friendly to foreign private projects, almost too friendly arguably. It also has public reliable information and rules for investing which make price discovery much easier than other foreign markets. It’s probably one of the most lenient and best markets for external investment.

coryrc 2y ago

Counterpoint: Chicago parking meters

cscurmudgeon 2y ago

US is #1 in foreign investment: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/top-countries-foreign-direct-investment-flows/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/top-countries-foreign-di... And no one invests in individual public projects anywhere.