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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m at an agency where they’re probably going to lay off 40-60% of us. In talking with others, most people estimate it could take on average 6 months even for highly credentialed and connected people to find another job, and much longer for others. We’re lawyers FWIW and I frankly thought my backup would be a firm but no, many firms are not hiring. The market is VERY bad and may get worse.[b] The economy is being tanked on purpose.[/b] Everyone is worried. [/quote]

I know it's been asked a million times, but tanked on purpose why? What are the theories on why it's being done?[/quote]

I am going to sound like a conspiracy theorist but the following are all things cited by this administration or by adjacent actors. First, read about Miran and the “Mar a Lago Accord.” It’s one theory as to why the F the administration is taking these actions. It has plausibility but is EXTREMELY risky and will cause a lot of pain here and around the world. The Atlantic & the Financial Times just wrote articles explaining this theory.

For a more extremist viewpoint, read about Big Tech’s interest in Yarvin’s “butterfly revolution.” They think democracy does not work; they want to usher in an age of so-called techno-monarchies. (I am not making this up. And Yarvin was actually invited to the inauguration and is cited by Vance.)

We have different actors with different goals but one thing is common: keeping the stable and strong economy as it was pre-January 2025 is NOT their goal. Disrupting (and unleashing chaos) it is a major aspect of either viewpoint. [/quote]

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