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schrodinger
on Nov 4, 2022
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The floor of dollars is the might of the US military. If you haven’t noticed it’s prettttty strong these days.
slashdev
on Nov 4, 2022
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I keep hearing this repeated, but the link between military and the strength of the dollar is tenuous at best.
micah94
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Oil priced in dollars. Countries forced to buy/hold dollars. Country tries to use another currency to buy their oil, they end up like Saddam or Gaddafi c/o the US military.
Ekaros
on Nov 5, 2022
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Brazil, India, China might be too much for US military. Or at least two of those.
scottiebarnes
on Nov 4, 2022
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The military has the power to stop hyperinflation?
GoOnThenDoTell
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Yes. It’s cringe but a war in the right circumstances could stop price growth in the US
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