this post was submitted on 20 Nov 2024
285 points (99.0% liked)

Ukraine

8310 readers
876 users here now

News and discussion related to Ukraine

*Sympathy for enemy combatants is prohibited.

*No content depicting extreme violence or gore.

*Posts containing combat footage should include [Combat] in title

*Combat videos containing any footage of a visible human must be flagged NSFW

Server Rules

  1. Remember the human! (no harassment, threats, etc.)
  2. No racism or other discrimination
  3. No Nazis, QAnon or similar
  4. No porn
  5. No ads or spam
  6. No content against Finnish law

Donate to support Ukraine's Defense

Donate to support Humanitarian Aid


founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
all 13 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 94 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I propose they cancel all debts for Ukraine, Canada and Mexico, as well as all student debt and healthcare debts. Call it the have fun trump act or some crap

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 35 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Let's cancel all our EU debts while we're at it. And of any of our allies in Latin America. And Asia. And Africa. Hell, just keep the debts held by our enemies and rivals.

Normally I would be against such reckless policy, but fuck it, we have reckless policy incoming, we might as well get something good in along with the shit we're about to get shoveled into our mouths.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Geopolitically, what would a huge move like that do?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It would make a lot of legislators considering their budgets for the coming year very happy, I would presume. Probably also a bunch of unintended side effects, possible weakening of the dollar, diplomatic uproar from states we didn't forgive the debts of, worsening situation of our own budget, etc.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 points 6 days ago

Interesting. Thank you

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

“As a Christian I decided to honor the upcoming jubilee early and with biblical literalism”

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Right? The conservatives always saddle the liberals with crippling economies and debt, so why not?

[–] Didros@beehaw.org 5 points 6 days ago

Stupid people... their level... beat you with experience blah blah blah

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 1 points 6 days ago

They are already saddled with it?

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Plus pardon Hunter just to get Trump seething

[–] datendefekt@feddit.org 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Good thing I didn't buy any Ukrainian government bonds!

[–] MrMakabar 7 points 6 days ago

The debt Biden canceled was own to the US government. So this would have been good for Ukrainian bonds, as it makes them more likely to be paid back.