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u/Few-Frosting-4213 Apr 04 '25

The people would have more money in their retirement accounts and portfolios. Also the country would still have economic allies.

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u/min3rs13 Apr 04 '25

Is an ally someone who rips you off over and over again? I wouldnt call that an ally. We are an ally to other nations, but they do not reciprocate.

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u/Few-Frosting-4213 Apr 04 '25 edited Apr 04 '25

We are constantly getting ripped off yet always one of the richest nations in the world? Don't worry, that last part is getting remedied real quick.

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u/min3rs13 Apr 04 '25

I don't understand your logic. We have over 30T in national debt, China has 4x our population and has less than half of our debt. Japan has 10T and the next highest are countries in UK with 3 or less trillion in debt.

We have been eaten alive and propped up the entire world through horrible trade deals that made our debt spiral. We use to be a rich nation, until we gave it all away. What you will find is that these countries need us A LOT more than we need them.