Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>As with the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Regime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regime</span></a>, <em>everything is transactional</em> and thus noone in their right mind would turn themselves into a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PuppetState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PuppetState</span></a> and sign off <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UnfairTrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnfairTrade</span></a> with the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>. </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ts5wJ6OfzA&t=1163s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This</a> just doesn't work in the post-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ColdWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColdWar</span></a> world anymore cuz whilst <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> ain't the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USSR</span></a>, the <em>"P.R."</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brazil</span></a> (aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BRICS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BRICS</span></a> if we add in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAfrica</span></a>) are in a way better position and the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> is more than mere <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MarshallPlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarshallPlan</span></a> beneficiaries"</em> by comparison.</li></ul><p>At least <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> and the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/401k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>401k</span></a>'s collapsing are a good reason to firmly showcase why basing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RetirementFunds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetirementFunds</span></a> off <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stocks</span></a> is a horrible idea to begin with! </p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EUpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EUpol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TradeWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWars</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a></p>