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Re:Payments Crisis of 2025: Doge Have "Read-Write" Access to... by jenkstom on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @10:51AM (#42933949)
U.S. Treasury bills underpin the financial systems of the world, but most especially that of the United States. This is an ELE for the US.
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Re:Payments Crisis of 2025: Doge Have "Read-Write" Access to... by dgfitz on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @11:03AM (#42934128)
What exactly is the concern here? Someone is going to rm -rf / on some magical server holding all the t-bills in the world?

This is not a thing that will happen.

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Re:Payments Crisis of 2025: Doge Have "Read-Write" Access to... by drawkward on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @11:07AM (#42934200)
You trust these incompetent clowns way more than I do, apparently.

/me points to the "Four Seasons" Press Conference

/me points to Tesla

/me points to X

/me points to any of Trump's business ventures

/me points to Trump's "billionaire" status

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Re:Payments Crisis of 2025: Doge Have "Read-Write" Access to... by dgfitz on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @01:47PM (#42936795)
I don't trust anyone, least of all an elected official. Was my actual point not clear to you, and this is why you moved the goalposts of the conversation?
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Re:Payments Crisis of 2025: Doge Have "Read-Write" Access to... by liontwist on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @11:04AM (#42934149)
Why do you think treasuries are at risk of not being paid?
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