Tag: money

Why do people get paid to invest their money?

Posted on by Lone Candle

Another reason investors deserve their income is that by having a system where corporations work toward the goal of increasing investor return, they have the incentive to be productive. So indirectly, by taking part in such a system, investors produce things with their money.

https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/why-do-people-get-paid-to-invest?r=1o36hf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

How The Finance Industry Destroys Economies

Posted on by Lone Candle

Is the finance industry helping the economy, or just putting a lot of human and regular capital into moving money around in ways that make money for people with money but not actually investing in things that make everyone better off?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIsQHkTLlxY

Paul Blustein on the Rise, Dominance, and Current Challenges to King Dollar

Posted on by Lone Candle

The independence of the Fed is key to protecting the dollar, the economy, and price stability. People can trust in the dollar because the Fed will do what needs to be done to control inflation, even if it is painful.

Big things Trump’s economic team wants to do would require great international deals, but those deals are worthless if no one trusts the United States or its president. Trump is so erratic, that no one trusts him. He made the NAFTA 2.0 agreement with Mexico and Canada during his first term, then during his second called it junk and tried to break it. He threatens to take territory from allies and threatens to renege on NATO promises. Countries won’t make the sacrifices of a big Trump-pushed-for-deal when they can’t trust Trump to keep his promises.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmyZQ-I0jok

‘Days of thunder’: Steve Bannon on the second coming of the Trump administration

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Musk successfully purchased political power.

“even as the former Trump strategist claims that Musk has limited influence, Bannon acknowledged that Musk had backed Trump’s campaign with hundreds of millions of dollars, and he “deserves a place at the table.””

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/14/bannon-second-trump-administration-00198197