Comments by "Rune of Svalbard" (@vladimirofsvalbard9477) on "Forbes Breaking News" channel.

  1. Because his economic policy resulted in disaster. Sure, he wasn't the one that shut down state economies, but he DID appoint Jerome Powell and aim at getting the federal funds rate under 0.25%. Probably to boost the markets before he got re-elected. It resulted in massive inflation from surging demand in 2020. We created nothing new, but we printed trillions that inflated the markets. Now it's a day-dream to own a home for many people. Explain to an 18 y/o how he is going to buy a home (average price $427,000).
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  2. If Trump had gotten his way with Jerome Powell and allowed the federal funds rate to go 'negative' in 2020. Inflation would have been considerably worse. Most of the inflation falls on his presidency. It takes anywhere from 6 months to 2 years for debt to be realized in the market. Biden didn't help with his student loan cancellation antics. Demand and cheap debt were out of control! This is how you get inflation like we are seeing today.
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  3. A vote for Trump is a vote for another wave of crushing inflation. Do people forget that he appointed Jerome Powell? The guy that printed $8 Trillion and set interest rates to 0% in 2020? Trump cannot save this country; nobody can. It's a cycle of regression that has to happen and there is no way out of it.
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  4. People are the problem; not just politicians or corporate jerks. You have a country that is rampant with cancer, diabetes, 5 second attention spans, and all other things related to ignorance in general. If you want to find out what's wrong with this country; look at how people behave and think. People have absolutely lost their minds in this country. It's one reason I'm leaving the mid-west; everyone's brain is gone. Bathing in the insanity of social media, a wage that is being scorched by inflation, and student loans that can 'mathematically' NEVER be paid back.
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  5. People aren't paying attention; his rally sizes have considerably shrunk! They claim it was 10,000 people when nearly a quarter of the stadium was vacant. Right wing media is highly exaggerating his current turnout. He's only 2pts+ in favorability since 2021 and he has to contend with a third party candidate. He isn't going to win.
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  6. lol some ;)
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  7. No, because in a Keynesian economy; debt obligations must grow linear with GDP in order for the dollar value to be maintained. GDP has outperformed debt for decades now. As long as debt outperforms GDP; your wages stagnate and prices grow. At this point there is absolutely nothing that can be done to stop this. Largely because of the IOUs from the SS Trust Fund, Medicare, etc. Everything is in an inflationary state and importing millions of illegal immigrants couldn't even lower wages and produce enough GDP to stop this. You would have to double GDP every year for like 50 years straight at this point to pay off the debt; absolutely impossible. It's all about compounding interest and inflationary debts. You CANNOT print your way out of a debt crisis; these politicians never learn.
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  8. They needed their mercenary buddies in the Middle East to stay armed for the next contract they're given by the US Government lol It's hilarious how many times Al Qaeda and the Taliban switch from being our enemies to being our allies in the last 30 odd years. The American people have been duped!
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  9. Trump will NEVER be President again. What's going to end up happening is a (Ross Perot 1992) scenario all over again. Democrats will maintain lock-step and Republicans will split into RFK's independent run. Unfortunately, Biden will be President for another four years, smh.
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  10. Sergey Brin's ex-wife. I'm a huge RFK supporter, but even this has my eyebrows raised. I smell corruption, smh...
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  11.  @DBo-pp1gn  If we can figure it out in 5 seconds. What the heck is RFK thinking? Running a VP that's a gold-digging patent attorney seems hypocritical to everything that his platform stands for. I fear this announcement will kill the momentum of his campaign sadly.
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  12. Sorry to inform you Russel, but that's a baseless conspiracy that ignores T-Bill policies. Taxes that flow into those funds are re-swapped so that they can collect interest. The money was never stolen... The reason they are going bankrupt is because we have rapidly changing demographics; a growing elderly population and not enough young people to afford their pensions and retirements. Social Security always has to be paid forward.
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  13. His block has been decimated! My entire family (extended as well) voted for him in 2016. I'd say the current block he has is a solid 8% (maybe). It used to be 20%-30%. of registered Republicans. Nobody is going to vote for him again, except for two people I know. Believe me, the conspiracy garbage coming from FOX and NewsMax is borderline criminal. $780 Billion was peanuts to Fox! I know people that literally believe that the Biden Administration is paying military contractors to derail trains, poison the air/water, and burn down forests to suffocate America. It's not funny, it's pathetic and sad.
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  14.  @meandmyindianhusband6482  It all depends on whether more Democrats vote for RFK or Republicans vote for him. He can possibly win, but if he attracts many Republicans and little Democrats; then Democrats will win the election again. As a conservative, I can assure you they are already set to take back the House in 2024. Republicans are losing 5 electoral votes in the Midwest and Democrats are gaining 4 million new eligible voters 3 to 1. Plus, voter turnout is in decline with Republicans in both 2022 and 2023 special elections. The Presidential election in 2024 will come down to Texas ultimately; seeing as they've gained 4 electoral votes. If Democrats gain Texas; the GOP will lose everything. Based on the 2020 results of the vote; I'd say it's very possible that they do.
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  15. Change the business and corporate incentives lol It's the insurance and corporate attorneys that have made this possible. Once you create a government agency; the vultures come to buy up influence and then force the tax-payer to be their science experiment. Virtually all of your CDC and FDA rulings are dictated by the donations and influence from Kellogg's, General Mills, etc.
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  16. Trump isn't going to win; Republicans aren't doing the math. People are intent on voting for the same man that caused the inflation crisis to begin with.
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  17. I'm worried that JD Vance will be extremely loyal to Trump (should any election issues arise). I think he would definitely attempt to reject electoral votes in the case that Trump lost the election (even though it's now clear that he has no authority to do so in a formal/legal manner).
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  18. The irony of your comment is a perfect example of what I just addressed. I'm not saying woke (bs) is acceptable, but people like you pulled your kid after watching a single segment of Fox News. Go take a look at the educational metrics/stats for homeschooled children in the US the last several years. A whopping majority of those kids are falling behind on basic mathematics, reading, and writing, period! That doesn't mean children in public schools are doing better. It means that the parents aren't actually doing what they're supposed to. Parents care more about getting politically irritated than actually caring about how it might potentially affect their children. In the last several years, we saw mobs of parents (that never attended a 'parent teacher conference', answered emails, or showed up at schooled to address failing grades in their entire adult lives. But low and behold, have Fox News throw up a few stories about indoctrination and these same parents show up at their local school with 'death threats' and political signs. You people are being played. Last time I checked; FOX News IS mainstream media. I can't tell you how many crazy conservative parents we having sending death threats and angry political ranting voicemails to educators in our district. All over something they saw on Fox News. They cherry pick looney teachers from all over the country and convince viewers that it's happening in their local school. Do any of you actually realize how ridiculous it sounds for teachers to be systemically indoctrinating your child? (making $40k a year - over-worked, underpaid, and dealing with assault and harassment on a daily basis?) People don't even realize that this is one of 'many' issues that will break the Republican Party.
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  19.  @DILLIGAF.spiritual  You know what's even more realistic? Parents that are too politically motivated to actually understand why their child is falling behind. So they yank them out of school in a rage. A month later, they're completely neglecting their child's educational needs. I see it all too often. You have no idea how many crazy emails, phone calls, death threats, and protests we get from conservative parents that watch FOX News and then march to their local Middle school to organize a protest. They are the dumbest people on the planet. These same parents allow their children to be on their smartphones 6 hours a day and pay ZERO attention to their schoolwork, grades, or struggles. They literally don't care. People are watching way too much news and social media.
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  20. Globalizing economies make it inevitable. If you want healthy margins of inequality (say 70/30); then you need a smaller society. Large civilizations eventually end up with all the wealth being concentrated. It all comes down to Price's/Lotka's Law and basic pareto distributions on productivity and IQ.
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  21.  @mattrobel229  Blackrock has virtually ALL construction contracts to rebuild Ukraine. When this war is over; they will own the nation.
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  22. I like Vivek, but until he has a solution to stop rampant inflation (caused by the Federal Reserve) and fixing Social Security. The can will continue to be kicked down the road.
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  23. Not exactly, we're probably looking at the biggest bailout in US history coming in 2025; no joke. Whomever gets into office next year will have to contend with a 'probable' recession. This is because FED's are looking to cut rates in September. Once they do this, debt refinancing begins and basically the new/vs old cash flow in the economy causes a massive spike in delinquencies. This has happened 'without exception' for the last 50 years; see Overnight REPO rates.
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  24. Well, they don't care and likely never have. Politics is always about hand-shakes and bribes.
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  25. What is happening everywhere is the real question! This country is being overturned by crazies on both sides. I blame the social media companies for such mass hysteria; de facto governments being run by nerds, go figure.
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  26. Atheist isn't a faith, it's simply a position that believes nothing except a physical reality. At the same time, you could say a dog can't believe in electricity or voting because he can't conceptualize those concepts. The dog has faith in what he can sense only. I'm not a Christian, but atheism baffles me sometimes.
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  27. The media screamed about Fascism (that didn't exist) for four straight years! Now, fascism is HERE and they are silent. People need to wake-up; the media is a cartel of corporations that are trying to suppress any independent news organization.
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  28. There's no way to fix this; although I admire Chip's courage. 71% of the budget is autopilot for SS, Medicare, Medicaid, Public Transport, Tribal Lands, and Pensions. Cutting discretionary will do NOTHING! Unfortunately, no American wants to talk about entitlement cuts and any politicians that tries to push legislation dies in the polls and next elections.
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  29. Welfare having a negative connotation to it isn't the fault of Miriam Webster. Social Security and Medicare are forward paying benefits. You pay for your parents, etc. Those taxes are never financing your current benefits. Those FICA taxes are turned into t-bonds to collect interest. So naturally, your current Social Security is being paid for by your children.
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  30.  @dgsasser  That's not how projection reversal works bud.
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  31.  @1BeGe  Do you feel better about yourself for saying that? Intentionally misquoting and taking me out of context?
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  32.  @gq4u85  You seem to know everything. Why bother arguing with someone who knows everything? You should go apply to Tesla. I'm sure they'd love to have your infinite knowledge :)
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  33. Stop voting for Trump (who appointed Jerome Powell and set interest rates at 0) effectively causing the mass inflation that we are still experiencing. Remember 1% mortgages and 0% auto loans? Artificially low federal funds rates lead to excess demand and prices. If you elect Trump again, I guarantee you that he'll fire Powell and appoint someone who will give him (negative interest rates) that he initially wanted. You'll have a wave of inflation insanity significantly worse than before.
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  34. Nope, he doesn't pay them; they literally follow him all over the US because they are addicted to his freaking cult.
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  35. Fauci - commits perjury - Gets a book deal, gets a documentary, gets a raise, becomes a demi-God Me - commits perjury - Gets sent to prison for 25 years and raped by Bubba
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  36. Nobody in this entire country has the time to be protesting; given the economy. Me thinks the protestors are getting paid to be there. People typically can't be protesting if they can't afford to eat and afford shelter.
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  37.  @crownuk4867  You can't trust Ds and Rs. Republicans want deals for their corporate buddies. Democrats want deals for their corporate buddies. It's a no win issue.
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  38. Schools aren't failing because of a couple bad apples teaching weird ideologies. They are failing because children are out of freaking control and parents are doing nothing. Teachers are leaving in droves due to rising levels of harassment, violence, and police intervention in schools. Texas lost 13% of their teachers in the last 18 months because of these issues.
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  39.  @willikins5095  Because they watch FOX News and think that transgenderism (being taught by teachers) is the number one threat to this nation. The number one threat to education is out of control students and parents. Teachers are leaving in droves due to constant assault, harassment, and out of control classrooms. Go ask a teacher!
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  40. Inflation IS down; that doesn't mean prices are down.
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  41. lol I'm the opposite; I will never vote for him again. He is almost solely responsible for the inflationary nightmare we are in. HE appointed Jerome Powell and wanted the federal funds rate to go negative. Imagine what further damage would have happened if he had gotten his way. Everybody and their brother jumped on cheap mortgages to become rentals and bought brand new cars 0% APY. It drove prices out of control!
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  42. Blackrock has virtually all the construction contracts already in place to rebuild Ukraine once the war is over. They will essentially own the nation. When will people wake up and realize that all these conflicts are government/corporate ploys for power?
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  43.  @FosterTravis1071  It is NOT against Federal Law; it's against company policy.
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  44.  @iLikeMyOwnPosts  What do you mean by foreigner? He's an American citizen born to American citizens. You can't run for President if you a naturalized or foreign.
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  45. Trump doesn't have the numbers; Republicans aren't doing the math on this one. You have 5 million additional voters that will vote 90% Democrat and Republican turnout in 2022/2023 is down tremendously. Democrats took the state of Ohio by storm in the General Election. Trump fatigue is very real and I feel that most moderate Republicans are going to be lazy about election day. The Republicans are simply not representing any of the current issues. They talk about social issues while they should be talking about housing and the economy. This will end up being a repeat of 1992 with Ross Perot and the election 'unfortunately' will be handed to Biden.
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  46. Techno-fascism from the international billionaire lobbyists and corporations. Blackrock wants to fulfill it's contract to rebuild and OWN Ukraine.
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  47. Nah, I know too many of the people that support him. It has nothing to do with racism, sexism, or corruption; it's very simple. They watch FOX, Newsmax, QAnon, and Alex Jones. They literally believe that the Biden Administration is sending out goons to blow up railroads, set forest fires, poison the wells, and destroy the economy with high interest rates (because they're evil) lol. I can't make this stuff up, I truly fear for this country. Theocracy is never too far away from taking over again, and believe me. Theocrats have rigorously infiltrated the MAGA movement.
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  48. I think Covid has given a wakeup call to most Americans. If the FDA and CDC lied about this; what else are they lying about? Once you realize health guidelines and pharmaceutical drugs have made most people fat and stupid. Then you can begin to infer the motivation.
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  49. I love Florida and DeSantis, just wish it snowed a bit there. Too hot and humid all the time lol
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  50.  @patsmith6405  So what's your answer to VAERs? Some 16,000 deaths reported from (primarily) Pfizer.
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