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🎃 Stark +053 (Fearful) 🏴‍☠️ | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 This overstates their power a bit. The US dollar doesn't actually control the world, it's just been the dominant currency for a while
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Stu | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Where did you see me say US dollars?
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🎃 Stark +053 (Fearful) 🏴‍☠️ | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 The bond market doesn't control the world in any way, denominated in any currency 

Capital has limited influence, and most of the capital with influence is land, not derivatives
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Stu | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 So your multinational corporation uses land prices, as the risk free rate of return when making capital allocation decisions?

I haven’t checked my notes, but I don’t think that’s orthodox or GAAP.

Pretty sure 99% of corporate finance departments use their domestic base rate, which is directly determined by their sovX price.
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🎃 Stark +053 (Fearful) 🏴‍☠️ | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I don't have a multinational corporation. I live on land

Your post was good, I'm just saying these men don't control everyone's individual lives. They've caused things to happen in everyone's lives, and they'll cause other things to happen, and you can cause things to happen to them too. They're mere mortal men with big well-connected ropes to pull on