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[–] 81 points 9 months ago (14 children)

They don't even have to sell what they've got. They just have to stop buying more and invest elsewhere instead.

The US runs on a perpetually increasing deficit. If that line were to stop going up, we'd instantly fall into a recession.

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  • [–] 34 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    They would be crazy to keep investing in the US at this point. Why throw good money after bad? Time to cut your loses and move on I think.

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  • [–] 37 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    Because the US economy is like a coked up salesman, not a great guy, but he’s hit those growth targets out of the park. Until now. But he’s running out of gas and the party’s over, pissed off too many people.

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah and they are getting to a point where there isn’t much growth to be had.

    Which is why I think he wants Venezuela and Greenland, I honestly think the US is kind of broke.

    If that keeps the party going, then unfortunately some will keep investing.

    Hence why it’s actually critical not to just give him Greenland, making it hard will have an impact.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    All of this is dead on. I hope one day the US can regain the worlds trust, but I don't expect it in my lifetime.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    So investing in the US is something like buying shady Crypto coins? Hope you get some huge gains before it tanks and possibly takes down the rest of the economy with it?

    That sounds as American as apple pie.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    US can issue domestically without issue.

    It'll be a few years until it gets to Weimar Republic levels.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    US can issue domestically without issue.

    Wasn't tanking the bond market like the first thing Trump did in his second term? Or, I guess the uncertainty his "policies" result in (whether intentional or not) has tanked the bond market.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago*

    It was. And it was due to the tarrifs and uncertain nature (I.e. Trump chaos). Between that and cooking the GDP and Jobs numbers and firing hundreds of thousands of government employees that keep us functioning and you have a shit domestic market to sell into.

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