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[–] [email protected] 32 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

10 of the last 11 recessions happened under Republican presidents. Recessions are more effective at widening wealth inequality than even the most aggressive tax plan changes. The longer the recession, the higher the damage goes into the middle class, as privately owned businesses begin to fold and get scooped up by corporations.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

The silver lining is that it'll fuck up russias economy even worse

[–] [email protected] 16 points 18 hours ago

Russia’s stock market has been in a boom since Trump began his tariff tantrums.

https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/stock-market