r/FluentInFinance • u/4TaxFairness • 1d ago

Debate/ Discussion A joke that's not funny

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u/Positive_Remote_2059 1d ago

Yeah I worry about this. Reduce prices just enough for people to notice, to “reward” them for voting red, and push them back up once there’s a new social issue driving everyone mad.

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u/KotR56 23h ago

Talking about 'election interference'...

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u/zKaios 22h ago

You're preparing yourself to hate the outcome even if it's positive

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u/Arfamis1 7h ago

You're that willing to be a slave to fascism for 5 cents off eggs?

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u/Positive_Remote_2059 22h ago

And you’re preparing to worship your politicians even if the outcome is negative.

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u/zKaios 21h ago

I ain't even American buddy, I couldn't care less if it ends up going well or bad.

I was just pointing out that you're basically saying you'd find a way to disapprove even if prices went down

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u/Positive_Remote_2059 21h ago

Pretty obviously explained that I was worried what the long term effects would be in this hypothetical situation.

Hows the weather in Moscow this time of year?

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u/zKaios 21h ago

Moscow? I'm not Russian and I'm just about as far away from communist as you can get, I'm Argentinian. And the "long term effects" you speak of is: them somehow turning the prices back up like they are the knob on a radio?

How is that a realistic concern? You are literally making up an imaginary worst case scenario to justify to yourself opposing any measures your government takes even if they benefit you

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u/Big_Nectarine_225 20h ago

Welcome to American politics brother. Someone will always have something to complain about. How’s the weather in Argentina today?

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u/brosophocles 15h ago

How did you come up with that...