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Some might argue that memes are the currency of the internet, but a more accurate assessment is that they are like stocks, with rising and falling value based on just how many people think they are a good choice. At the end of the day, digital content currency isn’t what pays the bills, but we can still get a solid laugh out of it.

The “Wall Street Memes” IG page is all about the funny and often painfully relatable reality of money. So get comfortable as you scroll through, diversify your snack portfolio, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below.

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As often as some folks might see all this talk of debt, finances and financial instruments as overwhelmingly modern, the truth is that ever since we’ve started putting seeds in the ground, we’ve had a need to do more than just barter. Money, in the shape of a useful commodity, is multiple thousands of years old, which naturally means that laws around debt, contracts and payments are nearly as old as well.

The law code of Hammurabi, often considered the first codified legal system around, has multiple examples of property laws, including provisions for limiting debt collections from drought-hit farmers.

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It even specifies that the draught-victim would be immune from both debt repayment and interest repayment for a year. One has to imagine that this specificity was needed as folks interested in making money however they can have been around since the conception of civilization itself.

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There were even rules about investments, “If a merchant should give silver to a trading agent for an investment venture, and he [the trading agent] incurs a loss on his journeys, he shall return silver to the merchant in the amount of the capital sum,” which would fit right in with any amount of “Wall street memes,” given that, like the titular Wall street of old, these were used in places with actual walls.

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Incidentally, that is the actual origin of Wall street’s name, it was quite literally the street adjacent to the city wall in 17th century New Amsterdam. It was also a place where early merchants and traders would sell shares and bonds, unaware that this action would continue in this exact same place for the next three hundred years at a scale they could never have imagined.

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4 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here your income must be three times your rent to qualify. Rents start at $1,000/month. Minimum wage, $15, works out to less than $3,000.

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Money tends to attract money, which goes both for compound interest and financial institutions and business to flourish together. While recently Silicone valley has given it a run for its money, no pun intended, as far as gatherings of massive capital go, the name Wall street remains synonymous with money. And, as with nearly everything, humans take these ideas and hammer them down into memes.

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3 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tipping is out of control. I'm sorry, but I'm not tipping you for doing what you already get paid for and aren't doing anything to make my experience better.

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4 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pay the loan, ditch the crazy fee structure and high interest rate. People who have been making their payments, but now owe more need help. A $30,000 loan that is now$100,000 is NOT the same loan you paid.

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54 minutes ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In 1980, the federal deficit was less than a billion dollars. After Reagan's trickle down policy, by the end of his second term, it was over three billion dollars, and it's gone up exponentially ever since.

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4 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No matter what I get at Walmart, it is always at least $100. I live in a small town, and the only other grocery store within 30 minutes is actually more expensive.

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6 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Er... that 34 (now more like 37) trillion is the national debt. That is, OUR debt. Which we authorized due to foolish voting habits. The main credit rating companies (e.g. Moody's, Standard & Poor's, and Fitch) are private, profitable, and doing fine.

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5 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh fúck him. Fúck him so hard. I hope the people who voted for trump and are in unions are starting to get worried.

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'Nother savings tip right there. YOU ARE A CHUMP if you can't figure out not paying ATM fees. Just don't.

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4 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And Trump and team will be using a sledge hammer to fix the economy. Everyone put their safety glasses on. The shrapnel is going to fly pretty far.

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47 minutes ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do you know you can now buy a flawless one caret diamond, completely authentic but man-made for under $600? Just saying...

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2 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What president raised the deficit and debt to where it is today? One president increased the debt more than any other president. One guy in 4 years added $7.8 trillion in debt.

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