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Eliot Rosewater

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18. And if they are being controlled by Koch and the like, they might do exactly that.

Reply to krawhitham (Reply #14)

Wed Sep 29, 2021, 11:41 AM

Sep 2021

For the sole purpose of destroying Biden while accepting short term losses?

What I thought I read was Sinema cant win reelection, wont run but will go back to lobbying. This makes her a perfect tool for Koch and the like...worries the shit out of me.

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Who here understands the DRASTIC effect refusing to raise the debt ceiling will have on the market? [View all] Eliot Rosewater Sep 2021 OP

It has caused a 50% drop in my small brokerage account over the past few days. jmbar2 Sep 2021 #1

Yes, just the last 2 days is bad enough but I suspect the next few weeks to be brutal. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2021 #4

The turtle couldn't be happier. He said he took no responsibility for what would happen Walleye Sep 2021 #2

The question is how much are his billionaire owners willing to suffer Eliot Rosewater Sep 2021 #5

I have a sneaky suspicion.... TheRealNorth Sep 2021 #13

Turtle is a psychopath I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2021 #9

Republican Dine and Dash aka GOP Chew and Screw C_U_L8R Sep 2021 #10

I think it's something like Theft of services, a crime Walleye Sep 2021 #12

I understand. My pension fund has dropped 10k in ONE DAY. Doodley Sep 2021 #3

I have to consider pulling it all out for a few weeks. Broker can put it in a simple Eliot Rosewater Sep 2021 #6

That's the whole point, isn't it? wnylib Sep 2021 #7

Of course it is. The GOP is a terrorist organization and they can crash the market Eliot Rosewater Sep 2021 #8

"Has the debt ceiling ever not been raised?" - There was a brief debt default in 1979... PoliticAverse Sep 2021 #11

Article doesnt say what happened to the market when this happened. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2021 #19

The GQP knows we will use reconciliation to get it done at the last moment. They know we will fold.. krawhitham Sep 2021 #14

And if they are being controlled by Koch and the like, they might do exactly that. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2021 #18

It'll be a good time to buy. multigraincracker Sep 2021 #15

Keep an eye on the 10 Year Treasury yield. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2021 #16

Thanks, I wish I understood this. Do me a favor, tell me WHERE to look and exactly what Eliot Rosewater Sep 2021 #17

Any quote platform or website will have that quote. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2021 #20

THANK YOU SO MUCH! Eliot Rosewater Sep 2021 #21

It's all noise until somebody calls in their Treasury bonds and doesn't get paid bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 #22

Thanks Eliot Rosewater Oct 2021 #23