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ยป MacGregor Predicts US Implosion Prior To 2024 Elections
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post 1685817343 07-04-2023, 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted By Evil_D
You again.
Look after your own house before you try and get involved in politics at any level.

Focus on being a mother, you know, the one thing in life you should devote yourself to, as a woman, above anything else.
You keep doing you Katya, you can be more than a mother or wife and I think you are, you may be smarter than most men I know.
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post 1685828513 07-04-2023, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted By Abzu
Elon is the con man they said Donald Trump was, he is a master manipulator and very well connected to all power, I don't care if you are talking republicans, democrats, crypto, dollars, America or China, all have an affinity to Elon Musk lol.

The fed will be toothless but we are not quite there yet, this next cut cycle will induce a boom in both America and in China, in America on the demand side and in China on the supply side.

The best returns will come from China and there won't be many investment opportunities in America thus forcing us into a North American Union, whether you want it or not.



This is why we have low birth rates and encourage abortion, we want to force Americans to capitulate to diluting themselves to compete against an enemy that America created to be a cudgel lol.

If you don't want unfettered immigration then they will make you beg for it eventually.

That's why they need China, to force a union, whether you want it or not.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I would prefer if we get another normal-ish economic cycle, though I'm skeptical that it can be done. Investing in China seems complicated and very risky. I can see the reasoning for investment in Mexico as they have a bit younger population, decent geography/natural resources, and can at present still be leveraged via currency differentiation/exchange rates. I've written in main misc that if somehow Texas were to actually cut ties with the US federal government that I could absolutely see Texas turning to a stronger relationship with Mexico for those reasons.
Originally Posted By Evil_D
You again.
Look after your own house before you try and get involved in politics at any level.

Focus on being a mother, you know, the one thing in life you should devote yourself to, as a woman, above anything else.
Why do you believe that politics and economics aren't areas of concern or interest for a parent? I don't have a spouse and my daughter is nearing adulthood. I care about trying to steer us in a good direction re: location, employment and investments. I don't want to be a burden on her and would prefer we have a bit more time together or at least living in proximity to each other. I don't want to prevent her living her own life and at the same time I still want to protect her as best I can and hopefully provide a fallback position for a little while in case life goes pancake shaped. Like training wheels on a bicycle.
Originally Posted By Abzu
You keep doing you Katya, you can be more than a mother or wife and I think you are, you may be smarter than most men I know.
Thank you. I try. I very much enjoy nurturing "my people" so long as it is appreciated and doesn't get to be too much.

I do get overwhelmed by some things and I'm aware there are areas where I'm ignorant and my best option is trying to figure out who to believe or trust. I know there are a lot of people who are out for themselves and who aren't much concerned with how other people may be affected.

I'm particularly anxious about money/financial things because that's an area of challenge for me. I've had very restricted financial resources and that makes me feel more anxious. Also I feel responsible for setting my daughter up well in life if I can. She is due to inherit a fair sum soon which I hope to be wise about.
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post 1685855613 07-04-2023, 05:13 PM
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He loses credibility when he says Ukraine losing catastrophically would have reverberations here.

Absolutely nobody in the US cares about Ukraine outside of people who live for the Current Thing on Twitter and ********. If Russia flattened the entire country tomorrow, 98% of people wouldn't give it a thought. Unless we did something stupid that endangered Americans as a result.
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post 1685861633 07-04-2023, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted By katya422
Yes. There has already been an actual movement towards restricting access to and use of cash.
Cite examples. Not businesses making commercial decision examples, but real examples of restrictions on the use of cash.
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post 1685862333 07-04-2023, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted By Weightaholic
Cite examples.



At present:
The lowest allowed cash limit of 500 euros is in Greece, and the highest in Croatia and Poland, reaching 15,000 euros. Following them is the Czech Republic, with the upper limit for cash payments of 270000 crowns, around 11500 euros.

In Italy, Belgium, and Portugal, the limit for cash payments is 3000 euros.

France has one of the lowest cash payment limits, with only 1000 euros.

There are also countries in the EU where there is no limit at all. These countries are Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, Germany, Austria and Sweden.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cash-...drag-miladinov




There could be more. Didn't look that hard. Australia was considering a limit but their legislature didn't pass the bill.

As far as restrictions on withdrawing cash so far that isn't something that banks are very open about. I've seen/heard/read too many different accounts by people saying that they were not allowed to withdraw their own money in cash, even when the amounts weren't that large. These were stories about amounts you wouldn't expect to have to call ahead and make arrangements for- under $10K.
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post 1685862973 07-04-2023, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted By katya422



At present:



https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cash-...drag-miladinov




There could be more. Didn't look that hard. Australia was considering a limit but their legislature didn't pass the bill.

As far as restrictions on withdrawing cash so far that isn't something that banks are very open about. I've seen/heard/read too many different accounts by people saying that they were not allowed to withdraw their own money in cash, even when the amounts weren't that large. These were stories about amounts you wouldn't expect to have to call ahead and make arrangements for- under $10K.
You're citing examples used to combat money laundering.
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post 1685863173 07-04-2023, 08:08 PM
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OP should show tits.
post 1685866983 07-04-2023, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted By Weightaholic
You're citing examples used to combat money laundering.
Yes, that's the reason given. If you followed CBDC at all two of the regularly touted benefits are the elimination of criminal enterprise and tax evasion. There was also the push towards electronic transactions to prevent the spread of disease.
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