OK, thanks but then that raises another question: Doesn’t expanding the money supply devalue the dollar?

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Am no expert but didn’t the money come from the banks virtual reserves? In which case the total money in the economy hasn’t changed.

Before the house purchase it would have been in other investments, no?

The supply in circulation. Bonds are promissory notes. I don’t think the money disappears from ledgers.

The fractional reserve is fixed AFAIK.

The money supply is fixed. Government prints money but not to cover new jobs. It is all about transfer of wealth.

We could all be moderately wealthy if Billionaires were not a thing. Basic Income is perhaps feasible too.

Economist Gary Stevenson explains it well. He has over a million views of each video on YouTube.

He is working class as fuck but graduated from LSE & Oxford and then made millions since 2008 betting that inequality will rise and that most people will be worse off. He was the most successful trader for Citibank but quit in disgust and to reveal the scam to the public. Now with a best-selling book.

https://youtu.be/BRvMuefnl0k

Only Alaska has federal ranked choice voting and a Republican tried to repeal it., so I give you that one.

But check out the https://patrioticmillionaires.org/ site. I don’t think either party are interested in that (except maybe for Bernie, AOC and Warren - which I admit would make Dems slightly better).

I can’t help but wonder if some thought it couldn’t get worse for them personally so they wanted to see the whole system crash and burn.

It is a zero sum game. The rich are addicted to power over others despite data showing that even they would be happier in a more equitable society (see TED talk by Richard Wilkinson called “Spirit Level”).

Same thing in terms of being bought by lobbyists (although Elon’s influence is unprecedented).

Same thing in terms of refusing to reform one of the worst voting systems on the planet.

Same in terms of insider trading (Trump is more blatant and doesn’t mind if he tanks the economy in the process).

Same in terms of ignoring https://patrioticmillionaires.org/

Dems downvoting you are ignoring why Trump won. At their peril.

[Edit: I see in a later comment that you clarified and people here do get it.]

Dems laugh at his meandering speech but the MAGA’s appreciate he is not scripted and one actually can understand what he is on about. It looks demented on paper but it is actually how a lot of people speak. You don’t need to complete your sentence if you have got the message across . MAGA think we are stupid for getting confused with our comprehension.

In the GOP primaries he mocked his competitors on stage saying that he has given many donations to politicians and the favours will be returned, even the ones on stage with him. MAGA loved the openness of the corruption.

What I don’t get is why they thought he would “drain the swamp”?

Cadlillac agrees with Trump. Slave labour is what makes America great and the slaves love it apparently.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xNzXze5Yza8

Maximized efficiency at the expense of security. Can happen to anyone.

She could be pretending to not understand because she misses hearing her/his voice.

Wow, that makes this thread all the more awesome. Thanks!

The phrase “Gandhi’s words are backed with nuclear” refers to a popular internet meme and in-joke related to the video game “Civilization.” In the game, Mahatma Gandhi, known for his non-violent philosophy in real life, has a tendency to become surprisingly aggressive and develop nuclear weapons in later stages of the game. This has led to the humorous association of his name with nuclear power, despite his actual historical stance.

I want philosophy direct from the Monarch! /s

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eg Ghandi succeeded for this reason.

600k Australians protested against the Iraq war in 2003.

The population was about 20m so 3.5% of that is 700k. So if another 100k had joined then the protest would have succeeded?