The profits being made on those assets aren’t being kept for Russia to use in the future. They’re now being used to fund Ukraine

Rachel, Where do "profits" on these assets come from? These aren't corporate bonds but Government bonds. The Governments (US, UK and others) are paying the defence contractors using public money.

If there were no Russian foreign reserves being stolen, would the west not have sent weapons to Ukraine? Of course not! The weapons manufacturers have to make profits, it would come out of a different Government account.

They are making excuses to make it look like the public isn't paying for it.

🦙Nooo

Nearly drowned once falling into a lake and not knowing how to swim. I didn't think about death, it was more "how do I get out". Luckily someone else got my hand.

France's public-sector deficit is projected to reach around 5.6% of GDP this year and go over 6% in 2025. The EU has a 3% limit on deficits.

oh no, not even Germany follows that deficit limit, its literally a number they pulled out of their asses to fuck up welfare systems. fucking BBC

Oh no not the Putler. Will US sanction Israel then?

It is normal. Trump supporters have been like this since 2016. Right wing cranks existed way before that.

The previous leftist government had used complicated currency controls, consumer subsidies and other measures to inflate the peso’s official value and keep several key prices artificially low, including for gas, transportation and electricity.

Yea devaluing peso from 360 for a dollar to 790 for a dollar instantly meanwhile is such a big brain play.

there is no such thing as a 'natural' price. every price is artificial. OPEC is literally a cartel ffs. The concept of 'artificial' pricing is so libertarian brained.

Where are the sanctions then?

Steam Deck was a huge W for Linux gaming.

i don't think that's any better

Everything under neoliberalism is assessed primarily in terms of money. It thrives on selfishness. Doing things to improve climate and reduce carbon emissions doesn't have immediate profits and is therefore ignored. The wealth inequality results in the more wealthy thinking they deserve the wealth and seeing the poor as inferior thus destroying social cohesion.

Landlording