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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by 00N8 on Thursday December 05, 2024 @04:41PM (#42333114)
They were describing the 1930s situation, when the dollar was backed by gold & it didn't go well
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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by t-3 on Thursday December 05, 2024 @04:56PM (#42333253)
And I was saying that the dollar is no longer backed by gold, or tied to any other limited resource, so why would we assume that the same scarcity-driven dynamics are still in play?
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