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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: EarlyRetiree   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Investing with an eye on rising authoritarianism
Date: 07/13/24 3:27 PM
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As a reminder, the Nazis at first created some sort of economic miracle before causing the greatest disaster ever for their country and the entire world.

Unemployment fell from almost 50% to almost zero:
de.wikipedia.org - Wirtschaft im Nationalsozialismus

The stock market initially did well, but then lost 90% of its value.

In Italy, you can still find fools admiring Mussolini because "trains were always on schedule" and "there was no mafia".

Authoritarian regimes have a terrible long-term record when it comes to investing. And it will always remain so. Why? Because the best and fittest that usually deserve to win, won't necessarily win under a dictator. The dictator elevates those that fit his personal goals, not humanity's goals. Over time, it makes a huge difference.
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