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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by magicreadu on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @04:58PM (#43637903)
Having dollar being the worlds currency is not necessarily a good thing. Yes, you can borrow at low interests rate for a while. But guess what? Those are still debts. And eventually rates rise due to inflation. Now you have hollowed out your industrial base and you are stuck with tons of debts.

Even if dollar gets weaker, better to have less debts and more industrialization

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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by PaulDavisThe1st on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @05:00PM (#43637930)
Inflation reduces the effective cost of debt.

Inflation and the "hollowing of your industrial base" are not inevitably connected, and in the case of the USA, have almost no connection to each other at all.

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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by rat87 on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @06:02PM (#43638523)
Not being the world's reserve currency can be argued over but having these massive economy crushing tarrifs is just stupid
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by wqaatwt on Thursday April 10, 2025 @12:25AM (#43640602)
Like Germany? Which country do you think did better over the last 20 years and which had barely any growth?
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by ashoeafoot on Thursday April 10, 2025 @01:42AM (#43641004)
The state printed paper money, he still owns a debt to the forrest donating the tree?
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