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AI Infrastructure Debt Being Packaged Into Retirement Accounts Using 2008 Playbook

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published June 23, 2026 · Tom Bilyeu Impact Theory · The Real Reason Elon Is A Trillionaire Has Nothing To Do With Greed — It Has To Do With Your Savings
AI Infrastructure Debt Being Packaged Into Retirement Accounts Using 2008 Playbook
Tom Bilyeu Impact Theory
Tom Bilyeu Impact Theory
The Real Reason Elon Is A Trillionaire Has Nothing To Do With Greed — It Has To Do With Your Savings

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"The banks making those loans do not want to be caught holding the bag if the market gets spooked or the revenue just doesn't come in fast enough. So they are running the same playbook they ran in 2008. Slice up the risky debt, repackage it, and sell it off into the pension funds and retirement accounts to ensure that the public is exposed."

Banks financing hundreds of billions in AI infrastructure buildout are reportedly using the same debt securitization tactics from the 2008 financial crisis, packaging risky AI loans and selling them into pension funds and retirement accounts. This transfers risk to the public while ensuring government intervention if problems arise, particularly concerning given AI chips' short obsolescence cycle.

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