A $20 billion US rescue package is a gift for a hedge fund manager with ties to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    2 days ago

    THIS is precisely the reason why Trump thinks it’s okay to give $40 billion to a foreign country, instead of paying for health care or food for his own people, so he can bail out some Sociopathic Oligarch who was stupid enough to invest in a country whose economy has collapsed 20 times in the last 70 years, on average once every 3.5 years.

    If you dump money on an easily predictably risky investment, why should Americans have to give up food and health care to save you?

    Welp, one more name to add to the list. That reminds me, I have to sharpen my guillotine.

  • PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world
    6·
    2 days ago

    “…Bessent’s announcement had massive economic benefits for one American: billionaire hedge fund manager Rob Citrone, who has placed large bets on the future of the Argentine economy. Citrone, the co-founder of Discovery Capital Management, is also a friend and former colleague of Bessent—a fact that has not been previously reported in US media outlets. Citrone, by his own account, helped make Bessent very wealthy.”