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Joy Dafinone's avatar

Really enjoyed this. The fire analogy is spot on. 'Controlled burns' through a forest that has been ignored for a century can hardly be safe. As you show, even calculated volatility - if it is calculated - risks lighting up decades of neglected undergrowth. Is it controlled risk, or an arsonist at work?

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Marvin Barth's avatar

"Controlled risk, or an arsonist at work?" I love that. I honestly have no idea whether anyone in the Trump Administration, including the man himself, thinks of their actions in these risk-mitigation/accelerant terms, but it is the effect of them in my view. Caveat emptor.

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Todd's avatar

Match Book Savings & Loan

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Marvin Barth's avatar

Good one! But I’d like to see more savings!

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Todd's avatar

Chat GOP :)

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Kwan's avatar

This is so true Marvin!!

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Marvin Barth's avatar

Seriously…😁

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Alexander Fernandez's avatar

Love the wildfire analogy — it really nails the tricky balance between volatility helping to reset risks and also possibly sparking bigger problems.

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