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eppur_se_muova

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3. "an 'illusion' built on debt" ... like Trmp's businesses ventures. No wonder he and Poo Tin see eye to eye.

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Mon Jul 13, 2026, 01:59 PM

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Remember when he used to brag about being a master of using debt to achieve his ends ?

“I’m the king of debt. I’m great with debt. Nobody knows debt better than me,” Trump told Norah O’Donnell in an interview that aired on “CBS This Morning.” “I’ve made a fortune by using debt, and if things don’t work out I renegotiate the debt. I mean, that’s a smart thing, not a stupid thing.”

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/trump-king-of-debt-224642

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Russia's economy is an 'illusion' built on debt, and a banking crisis is ready to explode, intel report says, while the [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday OP

Sounds like the USA USA Klarkashton Monday #1

So, much like the US? biophile Monday #2

"an 'illusion' built on debt" ... like Trmp's businesses ventures. No wonder he and Poo Tin see eye to eye. eppur_se_muova Monday #3

Reminds me of the end of the USSR. Exactly the same kind of predictions were made. And they were right. Martin68 Monday #4