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FollowingTheDao on April 30, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: U.S. Economy Contracts at 0.3% Rate in First Quart...

> big ships don't turn on a dime

No, but Trump is trying to turn the US ship in a dime, and like this aircraft carrier, we are about to drop a ton of money into the ocean...

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-navy-lost-67-million...

NikkiA on April 30, 2025 [–]

Ironically, replacing multi-million dollar aircraft that 'fell into the sea' is part of what keeps the american GDP so high.

nxm on April 30, 2025 | [–]

and keeps world trade safe and economy rolling, without the world paying for it.

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