You're missing the entire premise: where can I go sell my USDT directly for USD? Show me where.
Unlike your example where this an existing market that a peg has to be supported, there simply isn't a fungible USDT/USD market.
> You're missing the entire premise: where can I go sell my USDT directly for USD? Show me where.
You say that a peg breaks if the Central Bank doesn't have the exchange reserves anymore to uphold a peg.
Where does Bitfinex take the money from to buy tether to prevent it from devaluing? Alternatively, who else buys tether, arbitrageurs?