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To: Right_Wing_Madman
I think the Russians are slow-playing the Ukraine war in part to further bleed the United States

You can't really believe that. Russia's economy is about the size of the economy of Texas, and the vast majority of the bleeding getting done is by Russian conscripts and mercenaries near Bakhmut.

Meanwhile the Russian attack on Ukraine has generated spending in the West on arms and weapons systems, and that spending is bolstering the economies of the USA and its allies. Factory workers from Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and other US companies are enjoying their Christmas bonuses.

And nations around the world are realizing that they need to buy US and European made weapons.

83 posted on 12/19/2022 7:33:52 AM PST by freeandfreezing
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To: freeandfreezing

The GDP is meaningless. Would you mind telling me why Netflix’s P/E is 30 times that of Nestle? Or how is it possible that the abandoned warehouse get IPOed on Wall Street for $60 million?
In Russia blue chips pay 30% of their value in dividends every year.
Check out the production and consumption of electricity between countries to learn the real economic output.
Fiat money are going to be of little value once it is over.
And Russia is outproducing the US in war materiel by a long shot.


94 posted on 12/19/2022 7:43:55 AM PST by NorseViking
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To: freeandfreezing
Meanwhile the Russian attack on Ukraine has generated spending in the West on arms and weapons systems, and that spending is bolstering the economies of the USA and its allies. Factory workers from Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and other US companies are enjoying their Christmas bonuses.

Bolstered our economy? The United States government is borrowing money from China to send to Ukraine and for every celebrating Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, or Boeing employee, there are few dozen Americans losing their jobs as the economy goes further in the hole.

154 posted on 12/19/2022 9:16:53 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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