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Fiendish Thingy

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12. I don't see the logic
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 01:23 PM
17 hrs ago

If the US economy is destroyed, how do the billionaires benefit?

Lower interest rates make their debt cheaper to service, but boosts inflation (when you're a billionaire, that doesn't matter as much).

Squeezing the little people is nothing new, and can be done without completely destroying the economy.

But Destroying a consumer based economy and devaluing the dollar doesn't provide any obvious benefits to billionaires that I can see.

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