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KennyBlanken ◴[] No.43370057[source]
Destroying agencies that collect statistics is a "feature", not a bug.

Why deal with unemployment, declining GDP, etc when you can just shut down the agency figuring out how many people are unemployed and where the GDP is going?

Better yet, outsource it to the guy who gave you $10M in campaign donations or bought your crypto coins and then wink-nodded at you, and give him a $50M contract to do something the feds were doing for $20M - and he lies to make you look better. Win-win-win...

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IceHegel ◴[] No.43370177[source]
In the middle of Covid, the Federal Reserve changed the definition of M2 money supply at the exact moment of the largest increase in the money supply to date for unknown reasons. It made all comparisons between pre- and post-change numbers difficult, probably a coincidence.

USG is an independent organism that is under attack and it is fighting back however it can. Remember, it's always looking out for itself, not for you.

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marxisttemp[dead post] ◴[] No.43370341[source]
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IceHegel ◴[] No.43371124[source]
im a young middle class programmer. I own a tesla and like Elon. I don’t own the stock. I have $8k in a 401k.

(rm reddit content)

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1. saagarjha ◴[] No.43371649{3}[source]
Might be worth checking if your employer has 401k matching :)