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Should be a wild four years.

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They have clearly indicated that they intend to eliminate Social Security. The Trump Administration's lies are easily debunked. Got anymore names for me?

Chucky's just fuming because his money laundering scheme is coming to an end, due to the dismantling of USAID. Trump and people in his cabinet have stated REPEATEDLY that they have no interest in cutting Social Security. They've said this numerous times. They've said it about Medicaid as well. They're cutting dead weight from the programs. Stop being fucking retarded.
 
Short squeezes aren't uncommon in the market and are used to keep people honest. The problem here was that a few people got exceptionally greedy and put themselves into a position where anyone smart enough to realize it could fuck them hard. I'm sure there were some handshake deals done so that none of the major firms who had the capital to buy up all of the shares would do this to them, but some random nobody still noticed it and crowdsourced the response by getting bored Redditors involved.
They were not just shorting the stock they were shorting the stock and using Washington Post and other news organizations they own to push bad stories about gamestop. That is supposed to be illegal when Jeff Bezos owns both. Turns out they have been doing this to American companies for the past decade a new sick kind of leveraged buyout. Past victims include Toys R Us and Circuit City.

Should Amazon be able to use its massive capital to push brick and mortar companies out of business? I don't think they should. They still owe all those shares back and they don't have enough.
 
They were not just shorting the stock they were shorting the stock and using Washington Post and other news organizations they own to push bad stories about gamestop. That is supposed to be illegal when Jeff Bezos owns both. Turns out they have been doing this to American companies for the past decade a new sick kind of leveraged buyout. Past victims include Toys R Us and Circuit City.

Should Amazon be able to use its massive capital to push brick and mortar companies out of business? I don't think they should. They still owe all those shares back and they don't have enough.
Not a one of those companies mentioned weren’t already rapidly dying. Shitty, bit at least pick some examples that weren’t collapsing back in 2013 or earlier already
 
Not a one of those companies mentioned weren’t already rapidly dying. Shitty, bit at least pick some examples that weren’t collapsing back in 2013 or earlier already
Blockbuster, Borders, RadioShack, Hertz Global, Chesapeake Energy, Eastman Kodak, Sears, J.C. Penney, Gildan Activewear, Kodak, Linens ‘n Things, Pier 1 Imports, American Apparel, T-Mobile USA, J. Crew, Clayton Homes, The Wet Seal, Sports Authority, Sharper Image.
 
Social Security is already a welfare program. That's how it became law.

Just don't dare tell a SS recipient that.
why would they deny that? social security is the largest welfare program the US runs. it's literally labeled and designated as a welfare program. SSI specifically is the largest welfare program in the US eclipsing even food stamps.
 
why would they deny that? social security is the largest welfare program the US runs. it's literally labeled and designated as a welfare program. SSI specifically is the largest welfare program in the US eclipsing even food stamps.
You would be surprised how many old people truly believe that SS is a savings account they've been paying into their entire lives and it's "their money" instead of the redistributive welfare program that it really is.

Even the post I replied that too is suggesting we "replace SS with a welfare program for old people" when that's literally what it's always been.
 
You would be surprised how many old people truly believe that SS is a savings account they've been paying into their entire lives and it's "their money" instead of the redistributive welfare program that it really is.

Even the post I replied that too is suggesting we "replace SS with a welfare program for old people" when that's literally what it's always been.
That's true if the money you paid into social security was invested in an index fund it would pay out much more than social security gives.

  • Social Security: You pay in $3,720/year, and in return, you could receive $18,000-$30,000/year.
  • Index Fund: You pay in $3,720/year, and in return, you could withdraw around $44,000/year from your investment.
 
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