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asourcefamiliarwiththematter | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 De-dollarization isn't de-USD-ization, it's de-UST-ization.

Less demand to hold Treasuries -> Fed has to print to fund USG -> those who owe dollars are able to pick them up cheaply.
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Roir | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Take on all the fixed interest debt you can possibly serve
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asourcefamiliarwiththematter | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 There's risks to that too
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Roir | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 That’s what we do: taking risks
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elsat | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 This is the economic argument. The fiat maxis and cantillionaires all operate by this. 

Knowing that USD, Shekels. Yuan, Euro finance genocides, and war, is it ethical to take out fiat debt?
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Roir | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 If I use it to buy bitcoin so blackrock can’t get it?
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elsat | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 🤝