Comments by "L.W. Paradis" (@l.w.paradis2108) on ""Blow Torching The Economy" COVID Relief Bill is Disaster for America." video.

  1. God, Dylan is real upset. Funny to see him more upset than Jimmy for about half of this.
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  2.  @facelesstrader1351  What do you think capitalism spawns? And quickly, too.
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  3.  @billchessell8213  War, of course. But first it creates unstable excess and environmental degradation, which is psychologically very harmful to people. For example, becoming used to luxury that you could suddenly lose creates a lack of resourcefulness and a dependency on that luxury, as well as moments of extreme anxiety. If something happens and the luxury doesn't continue, you are much worse off than if you never had it in the first place. OTOH, having what you need, and having it be largely stable, so that you can count on having it, but being a little bit "hungry" from time to time, is a better balance. It's also the formula for creativity. I'm describing the material conditions of many creative geniuses. Boom and bust, especially big, big boom and total bust, is horrible. Mental illness, physical illness, violence, suicide, war, extremism, everything. Dangling great wealth in front of us as though it were desirable is such a scam.
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  4. Now you'll see hegemony in action: come April, when people are hungry or homeless or jobless, some little weasel will pipe up with, "did you get vaccinated?" "Did you have an emergency fund?" "Too much avocado toast, huh?" "Too many lattes?" "GET A JOB!!!"
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  5. Here's how this might go: market crash leads to push for major stimulus, major stimulus requires going deeper into debt, selling the debt requires some measure of acquiescence on the part of current and future T bill holders, and current and future T bill holders include various sovereign entities. See where I'm going with this? N. B. Nothing here is a "major risk," until after it happens. Lots of fragile spots baked into the system -- could they all hold? Sure. It's not impossible. :/
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