• Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 hours ago

    Have we already reached a tipping point for the USD as a reserve currency?

    If not will this make that happen?

    Because the real “shit hits the fan” moment will be when the rest of the World dumping USD assets (most notably, Treasuries) starts snowballing as those still holding assets valued in USD start getting hit by dollar devaluation due to others having dump USD assets, pushing them to sell dollars and dollar-denominated assets to avoid further losses.

    Given just how large of a fraction of their currency is held by foreigners, a snowballing aversion to holding dollars is the kind of thing that can result in hyperinflation in the US.

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      11 hours ago

      Somehow, even while blaming tRump for their plight, Republican voters will continue to support tRump, even as they lose everything they and their family have. It’s so fucked up!

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        11 hours ago

        He let them use the n-word again without getting embarrassed. That’s what they love him for.

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      10 hours ago

      I’ve personally been using it like that for my entire freelancing career of over 20 years. Not since last year though. I’m not staying on a sinking ship.