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Bulk of fed's revenue comes from interest on securities in its portfolio.

No securities, no revenue.

No revenue, no $2.5 billion renovations.

No revenue, no average $240k salaries.

After it's got it's cut, fed remits surplus revenue back to the treasury.

Nothing to see here.

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It's not optimal for the minority, but arguably works well for the majority. Not convinced that any other system would work better though. And with the advent of AI, the chances of it changing are even more remote than they might have been otherwise. MMT here we come. But working with what we've got rather than what might be better, BTC is a lifeline.

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If 3 wolves and a sheep are deciding what's for lunch, advances in BBQ technology developed by sheep are not going to accrue to sheep.

There's a productive group that's the cash cow of a democracy. If someone is a member of that group, BTC might allow them to get ahead while simultaneously being milked.

Modern democracy hasn't been around very long. Maybe what I'm observing is inevitable. Church possibly helped keep this all in check. But that influence has been undermined.

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Thinking about how cash and gold held at banks was desired by bank robbers. BTC private keys equally sought after. All have value. How about non-cash money at banks or at the fed. What actually are they? Database entries that are useful to no one except the same banks and central bank. What does this say about that "thing"?

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What will be the other headline to distract from the fed/treasury official or defacto merge? Hopefully the "all fluff, no substance" type of distraction rather than something that actually overshadows it.

As an aside, I view the treasury taking over the fed role as a preferred evil. At least they're somewhat elected and accountable.

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Conventional loan: borrower provides security which is only realised if the borrower fails to make repayments.

Bitcoin-backed loan: borrower provides security (Bitcoin) which is realised if the Bitcoin drops in dollar number.

I'll wait thanks.

Better strategies:
1. Stay humble, stack sats, buy home with sats when you've got enough.
2. Stay humble, stack sats, get a job which bank is satisfied services your loan repayments so will lend secured over the home you purchase. Sell sats if you want to stop working and still be able to make payments or to pay off loan completely.

Other than, "we offer products that meet market needs", please give me your thoughts as Bitcoin era @peoplesreserve @jack mallers
etc #btc #btcloan