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The rest of the world wants to be the house.

The rest of the world was and remains very happy to play this game, because it reduces the amount of trouble people have when exchanging currencies.

It gives advantages to America, sure. But America recognized that there were consequences.

Today, 1/3rd of the American electorate is insulated from reality, and its politics are free to downplay, or ignore consequences, if not just blame them on the opposition.

No one has an answer to a broken market of information. In the end, reality will have its due.



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