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wolfie001

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22. The whole concept of a hedge fund is very negative on workers, their families and the worker's benefits

Reply to WSHazel (Reply #20)

Mon Apr 14, 2025, 08:13 AM

Apr 14

And the environment. You can never spin that one nor convince me otherwise. These funds and their profits should have a high tax on them. REIT fund profits too. Higher tax rates because of all the negatives they produce and only benefiting a few wealthy people.

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Billionaire hedge fund leader warns US facing something 'worse than a recession' [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 13 OP

K&r nt Fiendish Thingy Apr 13 #1

Wait... BumRushDaShow Apr 13 #4

Shhhh.... Fiendish Thingy Apr 13 #9

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The person in charge of fixing it is the one who is breaking it. Iggo Apr 13 #13

I've been saying since Jan. 20, 2025 MLWR Apr 13 #5

Given that tRump has the mental acuity of a flea and those all around him are vacuous chickenshits flashman13 Apr 13 #6

Add to this the uncertainty of my social security check. BarbD Apr 13 #7

Cutting Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security would definitely impact the economy negatively. cstanleytech Apr 13 #8

And it wouldn't just hurt the elderly who rely on those EARNED benefits Attilatheblond Apr 13 #10

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I don't know how the damage can be fixed WSHazel Apr 13 #18

Shrodinger's Retirement Fund... BurnDoubt Apr 13 #12

Agree something worse might be on horizon. But giving TSF the benefit of the doubt that he's working toward wiggs Apr 13 #14

The worry is hyperinflation Zorro Apr 13 #15

The vast majority of these scum helped the fat, fraud, liar gain the WH wolfie001 Apr 13 #17

Not accurate WSHazel Apr 14 #20

The whole concept of a hedge fund is very negative on workers, their families and the worker's benefits wolfie001 Apr 14 #22

Thst would be called a depression. LS_Editor Apr 14 #21