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33. Oil Profiteers and Weapons Dealers are loving it

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2026, 11:31 AM

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This is going to cause a global economic contraction. Oil deliveries are down between 10 to 20% this will result in nearly pure demand destruction. Not from reduced petroleum purchases but with all the other things cut from a household budget. This will see restaurants and tourism both take huge hits.

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