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Well, we don't need congress for that, do we? Or the FBI, or the NSA, or the military, or the IRS..
richwicks says
And you're absolutely wrong - we certainly have boots on the ground in Ukraine, but they are not officially "military". They are "contractors".
Yeah like DynCorp (now: Amentum) and Blackwater (now: Constellis Holdings)
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Why? What's the point? Ukies seem to be capable enough to fight their own fight. In a clash of two almost 1-mil-strong militaries along almost 1000 miles long line of contact what difference could they make anyway?
Not to mention there is 0 proof but who needs proof, amirite?
It's to prolong the war. This is a war of attrition. It's not meant to be won, it's being conducted to harm the "other side", in this case, Russia.
richwicks says
It's to prolong the war. This is a war of attrition. It's not meant to be won, it's being conducted to harm the "other side", in this case, Russia.
russia's debt has not increased much : https://www.usdebtclock.org/world-debt-clock.html
gasoline prices are still averaging above $3 a gallon
It will hurt the United States more than it will hurt Russia.
At least the debt to gdp ratio is 120% after peaking around 135% in 2020, and it was 107% in march 2020 and averaged 101% during obama's 2nd term
So "inflating out of an economic crisis" is working in regards to the debt to gdp ratio return to pre pandemic levels
Why do you believe the statistics from a government that just told you inflation is temporary, that we had a deadly pandemic, and the 'vaccines' for it are safe and effective?
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/labor-market-workers-are-getting-two-jobs-amid-inflation-says-industry-watcher-185633402.html
Labor market: Workers are getting two jobs amid inflation, says industry watcher
i hope wage increases catch up some with housing costs within the next 2 to 3 years ...
I noticed prices dropping at Amazon.
I've been bashing the "there's no inflation, inflation is too low, we need more inflation, inflation is transitory, inflation is good for you, it's Putin's inflation, we need to raise the inflation target" animals for 10 years online. Anytime there's a discussion of inflation, the only ones calling for more are inbred economists, people who own lots of [levered] assets, people who make a living off of either of these groups, & kids still living at home. The other 90% will chew your ear off about the high cost of living.
people who own lots of [levered] asset
How would this help reduce inflation?
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https://patrick.net/post/1344548/2022-04-11-putin-s-price-hike-failing-administrati
Frankly, I prefer my spaceship to have big tits and not fake inflated ones.
EDIT - numbers drop:
America goes back to the 80s: Surging gas prices and higher rents push inflation to 41-year high of 8.5% as White House blames it on Putin invading Ukraine
The consumer price index rose 8.5% in March from a year ago, the fastest increase since December 1981
Housing costs, which make up about a third of the index, have escalated and show no signs of cooling
Gasoline prices soared 49% in March from a year ago as the war in Ukraine rocked energy markets
Biden's administration tried to get ahead of the dire inflation news by blaming Russian leader Vladimir Putin
But Republicans place the blame for soaring prices on 'Democrats' reckless spending and failed policies'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10711311/Inflation-soars-new-41-year-high-8-5.html?source=patrick.net