@Convivial omg for sure. But for some the brand of "trump" is enough.

I think in the disclosure it even mentioned its not a commodity backed asset. :( but who reads those, right?

@Underimpressedgirl and not designed as an investment vehicle lol... The very small print

@Underimpressedgirl I used to feel bad for people who got taken. In most anything. But not in this case.
Most everyone in the nation is feeling some impact, already, from this administration. But the people who didn't vote for him are on the hook the same way those who did are.
In this case, it's JUST those who latched on to his con train. So I think some pain and suffering is awesome. It's the only way cult members ever wake up.

@SunshineGirl I hear you. The subtext was however quite useful in negotiating the maze if you wanted something from the system. (Been there. Done that) Along with a deep reading of "the peter principle". Knowing the motivations behind others decisions helps you get what you need from the system. In a support role I am guessing you came up against that at times..😷

@whowasthatmaskedman I worked for the Treasury which quite literally holds the purse strings and can potentially delay or scupper any project. That is sometimes held up as evidence of an obstructive bureaucracy, but most of its unusual power in the 21st century has come from politicians who are too scared or unknowledgeable to make their own decisions, or the common notion (mistaken in my view) that government finances should be run along similar lines to household ones.

But I just did research, gave impartial advice, and smiled inwardly when some of my ideas somehow made it into the public domain.

@SunshineGirl Actually I do agree with your point that government finances should not be run along the lines of household finance. In fact in my own case we tended to run the household finances along the lines of responsible (as opposed to what we see so often now) government finance. Bear in mind I am a Keynsian...😷

@Convivial But it can be used to purchase product. So it's no different than fiat currency which is also volatile.

@Ynotisay From what I have heard it is more like company scrip.

@ninalanyon I guess that's kind of true if only Trump merch. is available, huh? Buying from the company store. Good one. You're pretty much an analogy machine. Well done. :)

@Thodsis But Trump managed to turn at least one of those into a failure too

@ninalanyon That's the Turdas touch....

@Thodsis "craptocurrency": I've got to remember that one...

@CougarLisa yup... Fools gold...

@Convivial I do have to admit to having made money on a few I bought. But it's all lucky timing.

@CougarLisa timing is everything