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W🔁rk T🔁gether☑<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://qoto.org/@freemo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>freemo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@chrismarkevich" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chrismarkevich</span></a></span> I think it is a problem (if you really mean originally near-0 problems from it) because of what is related to wealth are just too MANY as I see it below:</p><p>Some may start good or seem giving but many start to damage or have limits / go cross the line.</p><p>Thanks for your thoughts on those main points with ➡️ </p><p>So some of those elements and extensions below are listed that surpass good (again even starting out as good quickly by design go bad with or with awareness) which are the points are around:</p><p>➡️ material extraction / earth's limits related to wealth <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/land" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>land</span></a> whatever</p><p>➡️ geo-political relativity is inevitable (can't have land etc with disruptions) which eventually wealth funds as war problems even if you didn't mean it.</p><p>➡️ tax related to wealth inequality funding States / power that naturally corrupts / is less humble (and many companies might pay very little 1% tax whereas people pay 50%+ directly if not indirectly which is unfair - we should all be living it up easy !)</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/economical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economical</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> (<a href="https://qoto.org/tags/wealrth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealrth</span></a> inequality creates feelings / encourages more control / take overs / monopolies etc)</p><p>➡️ the <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/ignorance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ignorance</span></a> which buying / selling automatically embeds (makes far too easy as any most 'wealth') and encourages naturally a short way but from longer <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/hidden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hidden</span></a> damage-chains more than understanding things a bit more by not using it and less importing it... and then having choice in being 'born into it' eventually means losing common sense and morality and skill as even more embedded and detached responsibility as <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> / <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/externalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>externalization</span></a> / distance itself becomes increasingly more.</p><p>➡️ just using banks - not cool - having wealth transacted and stored with those types of <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/cold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cold</span></a> people and it's false <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a>.</p><p>In my book the re-lending of this kind of wealth overnight (as the main type of <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> let's say) dilutes all money (as man-made infinite numbers of "<a href="https://qoto.org/tags/growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>growth</span></a>" rather than actually planetary and <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>social</span></a> measurements). </p><p>Banks as momentary positive numbers in exchange for negatives long term (Debt / <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Negative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Negative</span></a> society / <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/treadmill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treadmill</span></a> society as result)</p><p>So my storage of wealth = more debt and make things dilute faster. Hence why people kept it under their mattress and effectively so as in banks has only gets worse apart from 'safe keeping of it'</p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/War" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>War</span></a> of course provided by banks if most wealth needs storing "safely" (again to re-<a href="https://qoto.org/tags/loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> it to other behind your back).</p><p>Again other wealth but consider just <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> as 1 <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/hornets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hornets</span></a> nest... and </p><p>➡️ If it's not geared towards Sharing then it's bad. <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privatization</span></a> / <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Gentrification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gentrification</span></a> / raising the bar always makes it a losing and inevitable power things as inequality with these <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/problems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>problems</span></a> above - almost total control on people individual life itself (no <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> or <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/shelter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shelter</span></a>).</p><p>Quality of life can be that much better for poor people as modern times are based on using / leveraging the poor people or even countries for the upper class / authorities <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/ultimatums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ultimatums</span></a> (not just 1 but continual) else face <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a> /#turmoil... That is how wealth <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> works more I think that what you indicated as almost nothing...</p><p>Your next post is a bit confusing or confirming as mentions <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/unfair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unfair</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/advantage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advantage</span></a> - I believe that's the whole point and existence of it or came to be at least..</p><p>➡️ Even highly <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/competitive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>competitive</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>markets</span></a> are bad / too <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/hyperactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hyperactive</span></a> / duplicative / exhausting in all this as material or <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> even if seemingly 'giving' (damaging <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> / <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> / being# ignorant overall). </p><p>Thanks for your thoughts on those main points with ➡️</p>
Paul Giulan<p>Largest <a href="https://federate.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> by assets</p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumer</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/commercial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commercial</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/asset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asset</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investment</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/cash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cash</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banking</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/RealEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealEstate</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>securities</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/graphic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphic</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/visualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visualization</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a></p>
Global News Barrie<p>Ottawa promises $2.55B in low-cost loans to build Toronto rental homes<br>The federal government is promising billions in low-cost financing to help build thousands of rental homes in&nbsp;Toronto, including more than a thousand affordable units.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Ottawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ottawa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11088385/ottawa-toronto-rental-homes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11088385/ot</span><span class="invisible">tawa-toronto-rental-homes/</span></a></p>
Global News Canada<p>Ottawa promises $2.55B in low-cost loans to build Toronto rental homes<br>The federal government is promising billions in low-cost financing to help build thousands of rental homes in&nbsp;Toronto, including more than a thousand affordable units.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Ottawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ottawa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11088385/ottawa-toronto-rental-homes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11088385/ot</span><span class="invisible">tawa-toronto-rental-homes/</span></a></p>
Global News<p>Ottawa promises $2.55B in low-cost loans to build Toronto rental homes<br>The federal government is promising billions in low-cost financing to help build thousands of rental homes in&nbsp;Toronto, including more than a thousand affordable units.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Ottawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ottawa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11088385/ottawa-toronto-rental-homes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11088385/ot</span><span class="invisible">tawa-toronto-rental-homes/</span></a></p>
getmisch<p>Interest free loans to folks who need to move to a less hostile state bc they're LGBTQ. Up to $10K. There are some requirements &amp; you need a second signator but you don't have to be Jewish! USA, any state to any state. Spread the good word ~ <br><a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/MoveToThrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoveToThrive</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Keshet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keshet</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/HFLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HFLS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Free</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Loan</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Society</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/are" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>are</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>human</span></a> rights <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/NTTN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NTTN</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/North" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>North</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/TRANSportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TRANSportation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Network" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Network</span></a> too <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/move" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>move</span></a> to a <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/safe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safe</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/apply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apply</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> no <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/interest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interest</span></a> <a href="https://www.keshetonline.org/movetothrive/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">keshetonline.org/movetothrive/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/rogers-will/75676/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Will Rogers</b></a></p><blockquote>The trouble with the farmer up to now has been that every time somebody has thought of relief for him it has been to make it so he could borrow more money. That’s what’s the matter with him now. What he needs is some way to pay back. Not some way to borrow more.</blockquote><p><b>Will Rogers</b> (1879-1935) American humorist<br>Column (1927-02-27), “Weekly Article: Big Bouts for Farm Relief”</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/rogers-will/75676/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/rogers-will/75676/</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=willrogers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>willrogers</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=borrowing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>borrowing</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farm</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=farmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmer</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=payment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payment</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=relief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>relief</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Star Entertainment receives last-minute $250 million offer from US casino giant Bally’s <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/816189/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/816189/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Bally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bally</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Brisbane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brisbane</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/casino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>casino</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChowTaiFookEnterprises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChowTaiFookEnterprises</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/collapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>collapse</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Debt</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FarEastConsortium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarEastConsortium</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/financial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>financial</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/gambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gambling</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GoldCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoldCoast</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/liquidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liquidity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Loan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Queen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queen</span></a>'sWharf <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/refinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>refinance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/star" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>star</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StarCasino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarCasino</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StarEntertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarEntertainment</span></a></p>
Nando161<p>An endless <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/nightmare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nightmare</span></a> called <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>student</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>When <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> realized it was missing a crucial EPA certification it needed to qualify for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> days before Christmas, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> went straight to the top, urging then-EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to intervene, acc/to people who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/retribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retribution</span></a>.</p><p>Nearly ⅔ of the $38B in funds have been promised to Musk’s businesses in the past 5yrs.</p><p>In 2024 alone, federal &amp; local govts committed at least $6.3B to Musk’s companies, the highest total to date.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Over the years, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> &amp; his businesses have received AT LEAST $38B in US govt contracts, loans, subsidies &amp; tax credits, often at critical moments,…helping seed the growth that has made him the world’s richest person.</p><p>The payments stretch back &gt;20yrs. Shortly after becoming CEO of a cash-strapped <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> in 2008, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> fought hard to secure a low-interest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> Dept,…holding daily briefings w/company execs about paperwork &amp; spending hours w/a govt loan officer.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
CBC Sudbury<p>Northern Ontario tourism businesses survived pandemic to repay CEBA loans, industry says<br>Representatives of rural and remote northern Ontario tourism operators say they have largely paid back the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans that helped them get through the COVID-19 pandemic.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/northern-ontario-tourism-businesses-survived-pandemic-to-repay-ceba-loans-industry-says-1.7464491?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/nor</span><span class="invisible">thern-ontario-tourism-businesses-survived-pandemic-to-repay-ceba-loans-industry-says-1.7464491?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
CBC North<p>Inuvialuit gas plant gets $100M loan from Canada Infrastructure Bank<br>The Canada Infrastructure Bank is loaning the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation $100 million to develop a natural gas well that is expected to provide the region with fossil fuel and synthetic diesel for more than 50 years.&nbsp;<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/inuvialuit-gas-plant-cib-loan-1.7463279?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/north/inuvi</span><span class="invisible">aluit-gas-plant-cib-loan-1.7463279?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
CBC Toronto<p>Small GTA businesses still struggling to pay CEBA loans nearly 5 years later<br>COVID-19 is still affecting Toronto small businesses today. Many of them are still working to pay back their Canada Emergency Business Account loans, which places an additional financial burden on trying to bounce back from the pandemic.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toronto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/GTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GTA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/5-years-since-pandemic-businesses-still-struggling-to-pay-back-ceba-loans-1.7447265?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/5-y</span><span class="invisible">ears-since-pandemic-businesses-still-struggling-to-pay-back-ceba-loans-1.7447265?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
Athamanatha<p>Alright folks, we are on $1032 out of $1000 and we have several hours to go this week, GOAL EXCEEDED AND TIME UP, NEW GOAL NEW POST. You are all awesome people and I say we CAN <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/stabilise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stabilise</span></a> our <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/financial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>financial</span></a> situation with your help!</p><p>The phone bill, the car <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a>, the <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a>, the bureaucracy expenses, the food, and the things we need to make the <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/Vulpibus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vulpibus</span></a> happen are all coming together thanks to you! Let's gooooo!</p><p><a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/crowdfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdfund</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualaid</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/financialhelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>financialhelp</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/transinneed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transinneed</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/survive2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>survive2025</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>help</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/helpfolkslive2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>helpfolkslive2025</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/moneyrequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moneyrequest</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/moneyhelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moneyhelp</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/transinUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transinUSA</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/helprequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>helprequest</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/assistancerequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assistancerequest</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/survival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>survival</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/loanpayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loanpayments</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/dmv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dmv</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/transcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/buildacommune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buildacommune</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/lgbtqia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqia</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/lgbt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbt</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/LGBTQIA2S" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA2S</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/lgbtqiaplus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtqiaplus</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonbinary</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/buslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buslife</span></a> <a href="https://furry.engineer/tags/skoolie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skoolie</span></a></p>
CBC Montreal<p>If tariffs come into effect, Quebec will offer short-term loans to businesses<br>Quebec is planning a similar loan program for businesses as it did during the Covid pandemic in the event that United States President Donald Trump moves ahead with tariffs on Canadian goods in March.&nbsp;<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Quebec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quebec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/short-term-loans-tariffs-1.7453248?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/sh</span><span class="invisible">ort-term-loans-tariffs-1.7453248?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
CBC Ottawa<p>If tariffs come into effect, Quebec will offer short-term loans to businesses<br>Quebec is planning a similar loan program for businesses as it did during the Covid pandemic in the event that United States President Donald Trump moves ahead with tariffs on Canadian goods in March.&nbsp;<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Quebec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quebec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/short-term-loans-tariffs-1.7453248?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/sh</span><span class="invisible">ort-term-loans-tariffs-1.7453248?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
WordofTheHour<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> : that which one lends or borrows, esp. a sum of money lent at interest</p><p>- French: prêt</p><p>- German: die Anleihe</p><p>- Italian: prestito</p><p>- Portuguese: empréstimo</p><p>- Spanish: préstamo</p><p>------------</p><p>Join our new subreddit for language learners @ <a href="https://reddit.com/r/LearnANewLanguage" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">reddit.com/r/LearnANewLanguage</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>White House Rolls Back Its Federal Grant Freeze <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/698949/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/698949/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/agency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BusinessInsider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BusinessInsider</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/confusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>confusion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/effect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>effect</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ExecutiveDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveDepartment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalGrantFreeze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGrantFreeze</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Loan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Management</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/memo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memo</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonprofit</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/office" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>office</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/organization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organization</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wednesday</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a></p>
Punk Metal n Bowie<p>CNN: ***VIP READ**<br>All federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grants</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> disbursement paused by White House including community grants and im assuming student aid although the article doesn't say <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trumpadmininistration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpadmininistration</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/politics/white-house-pauses-federal-grants-loan-disbursement/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/01/27/politics/wh</span><span class="invisible">ite-house-pauses-federal-grants-loan-disbursement/index.html</span></a></p>