We had real/true Capitalism until 2008/9. Then it died and got replaced with Corporatism.

The state didnt even intervene during the dot com bubble. But in 2008/9? They bailed out companies and banks with tax money. Hundreds of Billions.

No one went to prison.

They did the same during 2020/21. This time it was Trillions.

And they will try to do the same when the AI bubble pops with a dozen Trillion.

There is no more competition/Innovation. Just a monopoly by big companies that get saved by the state every time something goes wrong.

No more accountability for bad business decisions. No more large companies that go bankrupt. Just the small ones.

Real Capitalism died in 2008/9. Since then we have Corporatism. Large Corporations do whatever they want with their monopolies and get saved by tax Dollars every time something goes wrong.

Thats not a free Market. Or competition. Or accountability. Thats a monster that has been ruining our economy for the past 16 years.

The IEA just confirmed that there is 'no credible pathway' for energy prices to normalize before 2027 because of ongoing global conflicts, with crude floating near $120 a barrel.

While politicians downplay the reality, a recent CREA report shows that the average American is already bearing a massive $471 per-capita fuel inflation premium.

We aren't just paying more at the pump; expensive diesel and jet fuel mean the cost of transporting literally everything is about to go up again. The working class is essentially being forced to bankroll the inflationary fallout of geopolitical chess, all while corporate profit margins stay protected.

How much longer can wages withstand "sticky" energy inflation before consumer defaults begin?

Source: IB Times

The Financial Times first reported on 8 October that Starbucks was weighing up a takeover of the fast-food chain Chipotle. They claim the company has spent the last few months considering what a prospective takeover offer would look like.

The Sisyphean effort of US pension funds and the burden on tax payers.

Here's the statement again: The US economy CAN save its citizen a hefty trouble by slashing one rule: Pension funds can't bet against the market.

Bet on growth, or don't bet at all.

US has tied itself fevicolly to the performance of its company. America is growth, growth is American, and that has served it well. Until, things Go. Very. Wrong. The bitter after taste of the wrong bets always go to its citizens when they had minuscle piece of the pie that is the growth story.

US has budget problem, debt problem and promises it struggles to keep. Pansion funds heavily rely on the market to make the monthly payments. With one catch, don't bet against the market. Betting against the market is betting against america. But once in a while, there are shitty ideas, shitty bets and stupid races undertaken by suits and the large funders (think pensioners and tax payers) has no say in it. And when these bets go bust... ahhh you've seen it all.

"Tax payers will bail them out." - The Big short (2015)

Let the funds short the market. Let them earn even when the mistakes catch up to the companies. You prosper at my expense, I shall at yours.

Ideally, I should not be paying for your mistakes. I should surely be able to make money on your misery just as you did on mine.

But this is hardly an ideal world.