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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
What happens when your dollar on the world market is worth 25% of what it was? Compound that by the fact the US imports nearly all it's consumer good, not mention oil. The cost of consumer goods could shoot through the roof.
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This is what started to happen to the UK in the 30's, then dramatically post-WW2 and post-Empire up until the 90's.
Empire is a curse, but a temporary one.
Eventually the power learns its lessons, pulls in its blunted claws and sets about licking its genitals.
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