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[–] Comprehensive49@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Will this happen before or after Trump is in office? I feel like if the capitalists initiate the collapse during Biden's admin, they could get away with a lot more stuff under Trump.

They could also be changing stocks into cash simply because they expect higher interest rates for it under Trump.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 month ago

Seems pretty likely that it'll happen within the next 4 years.

[–] letranger@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

sorry, what is a higher interest rate mean? isn't that a good thing to have a higher interest? so you can get more money from your stock investment?

should i uh, take my life savings out of the stocks?

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 month ago

Depends, it's certainly a good thing if you're a bond holder, you're getting more returns for your money. But its a bad thing for everyone else, higher interest rates means higher mortgages, car loans, credit card debt, student loans, business loans, etc...