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@welcome.421
September 4, 2026 at 11:07 am
Yes TED
@zombiboymc
September 4, 2026 at 11:16 am
Sir mam hi i need funding for my startup
@Eathercommercial
September 4, 2026 at 11:29 am
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@welcome.421
September 4, 2026 at 9:00 pm
@Eathercommercialyes TED
@martinlohstroh
September 4, 2026 at 11:52 am
Anything socialist “NOOOO”!!!!!!
@cafezal
September 5, 2026 at 1:25 am
Yeah. Here in Brazil, we had that. Soon, these banks were used to fund overpriced projects that the politicians profited from, and the public bank had to pay anyway. These banks were constantly bankrupt and owing money to the federal government, which had to save them so the people who had accounts in those banks didn’t lose all their money. In the end, the federal government had to take credit with private banks to pay for these bankrupt public banks. Much more money than if they had just financed the projects using private banks.
More money controlled by the Estate is really dangerous in any case. More power concentrated in fewer hands.
If the project is actually important and the citizens are willing to pay for it, then organize a crowdfunding campaign. Don’t just give money to a “public bank” so politicians can decide to do whatever with it.
We can find many examples of crowdfunding for public projects around the world. Usually, much better managed than anything organized by the government and much cheaper.
This so-called public bank from Dakota, which she uses as an example, is clearly a bank owned by the farmers who needed to have a credit institution dedicated to them. It wasn’t, and probably still isn’t, administered by politicians.
@chefboyrdee1
September 5, 2026 at 2:40 am
Interesting point. Public bank like anything can be ruined.
@fiasc0b0x
September 5, 2026 at 4:22 am
This needs to be longer! So good.
@ShivaShiva-l8n
September 5, 2026 at 4:25 am
I’m here to know something new and also to improve my english listening skill.
@mariaantoniettamontella9173
September 5, 2026 at 8:14 am
evviva le public bank