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Re:A $230k debt and a LinkedIn message led an ex-CIA officer... by MichailP on Saturday April 06, 2019 @10:26AM (#19590884)
How come shortsighted thinking became so popular? Cut jobs, close factories for short term gain of the elites, but in the long term? There may be no one left to rule...
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Re:A $230k debt and a LinkedIn message led an ex-CIA officer... by philipov on Saturday April 06, 2019 @10:30AM (#19590902)
That's because once they're done looting, the elites can now just move to New Zealand or somewhere.
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Re:A $230k debt and a LinkedIn message led an ex-CIA officer... by lostlogin on Saturday April 06, 2019 @02:04PM (#19592109)
That shameful episode with Peter Thiel is the prime example. https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/88843382/peter-thiel-citizens...
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Re:A $230k debt and a LinkedIn message led an ex-CIA officer... by HillaryBriss on Saturday April 06, 2019 @10:45AM (#19590978)
economists do not factor these risks and costs into their assessments. globalized free trade and labor are generally always assessed as win-win by economists.
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