• jonne@infosec.pub
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    6 months ago

    That wouldn’t actually be a bad thing. If the government can affect both fiscal and monetary policy, they can do more stuff for people.

    Obviously you don’t want Trump to have this power, but it’s not like anyone is interested in curbing the president’s power as we’ve seen with the recent FISA vote or the tiktok ban.

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      6 months ago

      Spoken like someone who isn’t aware of the history that led to the independence of the fed.

      Planet Money, or possibly it was Freakonomics, I listen to both a lot… did a deep dive on the history of the fed. I recommend it.

      Edit : Sorry if my first sentence came across condescending, I’m working on it. My writing style is needlessly aggressive.

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        No. That is the correct level of aggression. I think Trump voters in general are lacking an understanding of the history of strong man dictator types and their outcomes. Critical thinking skills are required in order to see through Trump’s thinly veiled lie regime.