A stimulating plan for America
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Nice vid… puts the spending in perspective in a pretty clear manner.
Yea good vid.
Hover some of those numbers they cite don’t seem to be straight out spending as they’re contingent liabilities.
Agree JC. If we believe the propaganda, some of it might not be sunk cost. I see Goldman Sachs is now talking about repaying $10bn to get the government off its back. Ironically, the cap on salaries is mentioned as one of the reasons. Talk about unintended consequences.