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RE: If US Politics Were Real, A Massive Blue Wave Would Be 100% Certain

in #politics6 years ago (edited)

I believe if they win the House they will refrain from cutting Social Security...

We're beyond the point of no return here. There's an IOU in the SS trust fund because Bush 43 took all that money for the Iraq war. What's happening now is that we're being taxed again for the same benefits and they immediately go out to seniors now collecting, not for our future retirement. So, after the bailouts of 2008 (why bitcoin was born), they had to start massive QE (Quantitative Easing) which is basically legalized counterfeiting. The debt is about 21.7 T USD and growing. At some point around the year 2020, politicians who have kicked the can down the road will have some very hard decisions to make, and it doesn't matter who is in charge. Somebody is going to get the axe. Then the cascade toward hyperinflation results (or a default on the debt). Venezuela is just one example of what happens in this case.

You are here on Steemit, hopefully because you understood the importance of crypto, not because of some random signup on social media. Your voting power is strongest in your wallet, not the ballot. Besides after the Citizens United decision of 2010, money is speech / vote...