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IronLionZion

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23. Every statement in that video is a complete lie

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Apr 5, 2025, 08:50 AM

Apr 5

that is simply not how any of this works. Buying more treasury bonds lowers rates through supply and demand, since their price moves in the opposite direction of rate. It doesn't force the Fed to do anything. Powell has spoken publicly about the consequences. Many economists have.

But MAGAts will trust some random dude on tiktok.

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Trump Shares Video About How He Is 'Purposely Crashing the Stock Market' [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 4 OP

Well that changes everything. Buddyzbuddy Apr 4 #1

"It actually forces companies to build here to dodge them"...no, it fucking doesn't. Why do we have to learn the same Karasu Apr 4 #2

He's clearly mentally not right not fooled Apr 4 #3

How the actual fuck will it force farmers to sell more product here? lonely bird Apr 4 #4

No, that's not it. twodogsbarking Apr 4 #5

Our criminal president made his fortunes from Russian money laundering... AntiFascist Apr 4 #6

The lies that come out of that bamagal62 Apr 4 #7

what are the odds its Russian propaganda? LymphocyteLover Apr 5 #21

If only Biden had thought of this Diraven Apr 4 #8

Exactly, Just Add Some Artificial Intelligence Prompts Referring to Action Stars and Masculinity... TomCADem Apr 4 #10

but Biden was OLD LymphocyteLover Apr 5 #22

Because that worked out so well for Hoover IronLionZion Apr 4 #9

You don't actually think he's capable of understanding... dchill Apr 5 #17

Or listening to anyone who disagrees with him IronLionZion Apr 5 #20

all he knows is it says he's right about what he's doing... total cult reinforcement LymphocyteLover Apr 5 #24

"Here's our secret plan, and, it's going to make you rich!" - he sounds like a greasy huckster. Oneironaut Apr 4 #11

Nah, You Just Need to Make Failure Sound Bad Ass ... TomCADem Apr 4 #12

Chris Murphy's take on All In is correct imho Deminpenn Apr 4 #13

Riiiiight... LudwigPastorius Apr 4 #14

Thank you...I scrolled down to see if anyone shared that! Drum Apr 5 #15

"...and it could make you rich." dchill Apr 5 #16

No- Warren Buffet never said any such thing. James48 Apr 5 #18

Well, that explains an idiotic response I got to a post on another site. MAGA will believe anything. Vinca Apr 5 #19

Every statement in that video is a complete lie IronLionZion Apr 5 #23