The betting market on war is “worse than insider trading,” one lawmaker said.
  • Lysergid@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    Can someone ELI5 how is it a real problem?

    Like, Bezos and other corpos will bet on Polymarket and then bribe lobby Trump to nuke Iran for profit? Is this the plot we are afraid of? If so Polymarket is not the problem here.

    Edit: to be clear, Polymarket is cancer, but I’m confused how this particular case different from any other

    • ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zipEnglish
      18·
      2 months ago

      There’s a reason that betting on the death of people is illegal - it provides a way to finance a hitjob on someone indirectly. In fact, betting against their death provides the funds that would entice someone to take it into their own hands.

      This is the same thing but on a much bigger scale.

    • SPRUNT@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Trump is dying to use a nuke, and the only thing he cares about is money. Tie using a nuke to the potential for financial gain in the Trump family and the potential increases drastically. Trump has his dementia, narcissism, and sociopathic behavior on full display, and has zero concern for any long-term effects of his actions. If nuking a country makes his bank account numbers go up, it’s definitely being considered.

      If the Epstein stuff continues to grow and get worse for him, a nuke is almost guaranteed.