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In reply to the discussion: Anyone thinking of pulling their money from the banks and Wall St. until the threat of a possible [View all]Warpy
(113,267 posts)36. Nope, because where else would I put it?
Fascists intent on looting everything would loot t-bills first. Offshore tax havens? Switzerland? Too damned hard to get to it quickly. Besides, I'm living on the income, not the principal.
One thing a Fascist government would do, actually, is make the country as safe as possible for investors while making it hell on earth for non investors, they always do that.
I suppose if I had modest savings, I'd probably think of withdrawing them and redepositing them in El Banco de Cuervo*, a popular option here and in Mexico, rendered a little less useful by ground penetrating radar but oh well.
*buried in an old tequila bottle, what else did you think?
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Anyone thinking of pulling their money from the banks and Wall St. until the threat of a possible [View all]
Hotler
Jan 2024
OP
If you're that worried, you should either build a bunker or flee the country
Fiendish Thingy
Jan 2024
#4
Yes they love authoritarians, until they nationalize the oil industry. Then they're enemies forever
Walleye
Jan 2024
#13
Sure they love rightwing authoritarians, fascists, not left wing authoritarians.
Voltaire2
Jan 2024
#15
Saddam? I don't think right wing or left wing means anything when it comes to oil
Walleye
Jan 2024
#22
I'm in Delaware but I agree on this. There are not enough voters in Pennsatucky overcome Philly
Walleye
Jan 2024
#14
Wow! It's 5.3 now? I haven't looked at it in a while. That's very good. Can I ask which of their funds that is?
Scrivener7
Jan 2024
#38