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National Debt doesn't matter: if the US just defaulted or printed money, the res

rest of the world couldn't do much about it. There's no alte...
Cordovan striped hyena
  02/27/26
The alternative is we become irrelevant. All the US economy ...
brindle kitty
  02/27/26
its not going to drop much, prob will hover around 25% forev...
Cordovan striped hyena
  02/27/26
11 nuclear powered aircraft carriers chock full of 5th gen s...
Canary Rehab
  02/27/26
lol yeah man the utility of large manned aircraft is definit...
brindle kitty
  02/27/26
You just lost all credibility in this discussion.
Canary Rehab
  02/27/26
(Maverick)
brindle kitty
  02/27/26
you realize each mcnugget now costs $4.25 right
Disturbing Underhanded Stage Indirect Expression
  02/27/26
what this doesn't capture is that we're still head and shoul...
Cordovan striped hyena
  02/27/26
cr. despite many other empires rising and falling in the sam...
know-it-all weed whacker round eye
  02/27/26
how long did Rome last after the Republic fell the late R...
Cordovan striped hyena
  02/27/26
now do british and spanish. the reason rome took so long ...
know-it-all weed whacker round eye
  02/27/26
Rome lasted until the 15th century hth
Contagious state
  02/27/26
(nervous byzantine reassuring himself)
know-it-all weed whacker round eye
  02/27/26
I’m stating facts
Contagious state
  02/27/26
FACT: THE BRITISH EMPIRE STILL TECHNICALLY EXISTS
know-it-all weed whacker round eye
  02/27/26
Q: Did America come from the British Empire? A: Noo! It'...
Cordovan striped hyena
  02/27/26
and did the roman empire extend to britain? im not sure ...
know-it-all weed whacker round eye
  02/27/26
That’s not the first thing that would happen. The firs...
Zombie-like pearl location crotch
  02/27/26
we can then mint a trillion dollar coin or whatever that one...
Cordovan striped hyena
  02/27/26
The trillion dollar coin had nothing to do with world bond m...
harsh lodge
  02/27/26
The trillion-dollar coin is a 2011-era, largely theoretical ...
Pope Leo XXX
  02/27/26
Congress has the power to Coin Money. That’s not reall...
cowgod
  02/27/26
this is a veddy sustainable economic model, thanks to trumpi...
AZNgirl enrolling Dad in Iranian Navy
  02/27/26


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Date: February 27th, 2026 7:35 AM
Author: Cordovan striped hyena

rest of the world couldn't do much about it. There's no alternative to the US Economy or USD.

China is still a long ways away and will prob never catch up

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699016)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 7:41 AM
Author: brindle kitty

The alternative is we become irrelevant. All the US economy is good for is buying shit and we’re a significantly smaller fraction of global consumption than 40 years ago

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699021)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 7:51 AM
Author: Cordovan striped hyena

its not going to drop much, prob will hover around 25% forever

1990s to early 2000s: The U.S. share of global GDP (and corresponding consumption) was at a high point, peaking in the mid-1980s and remaining near 28–30% through 2005.

Post-2008 Financial Crisis: Following the global financial crisis, the U.S. share of the global economy dipped to roughly 23% by 2010.

2010 to 2026: The share has since stabilized, hovering around 24–26% of global GDP while maintaining a slightly higher 30% share of specifically "global consumer expenditure" as of 2023–2026.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699031)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:12 AM
Author: Canary Rehab

11 nuclear powered aircraft carriers chock full of 5th gen stealth fighters will never be irrelevant in our lifetimes. That's the actual thing backstopping USD.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699050)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:16 AM
Author: brindle kitty

lol yeah man the utility of large manned aircraft is definitely not under threat given recent advances in technology and the US is definitely a modern world leader in shipbuilding

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699059)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:41 AM
Author: Canary Rehab

You just lost all credibility in this discussion.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699080)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:58 AM
Author: brindle kitty

(Maverick)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699103)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 7:48 AM
Author: Disturbing Underhanded Stage Indirect Expression

you realize each mcnugget now costs $4.25 right

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699026)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 7:50 AM
Author: Cordovan striped hyena

what this doesn't capture is that we're still head and shoulders above anyone else

the US was so far ahead that even w nuggets at $4.25 we're still dominating the world in terms of standard of living, economy, etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699030)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 7:48 AM
Author: know-it-all weed whacker round eye

cr. despite many other empires rising and falling in the same way we are, this time it's eternal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699027)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 7:52 AM
Author: Cordovan striped hyena

how long did Rome last after the Republic fell

the late Republic had serious debt, all the same problems we did then they still lasted for a long ass time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699032)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:04 AM
Author: know-it-all weed whacker round eye

now do british and spanish.

the reason rome took so long to completely fall is because the competition wasnt as centralized. but it was fallING for hundreds of years. what was the height, 200 AD? and they were going up against barbarians and 99% of the people in the empire had no conception of shit like state debt and monetary policy.

i guess we'll see how long the US hegemony can exist purely because it's the default. probably our entire lifetime, so youre right it probably wont matter to us. but we're in 300 AD rome where shits getting worse and worse but we exist because theres no alternative. that has never lasted forever.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699043)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:07 AM
Author: Contagious state

Rome lasted until the 15th century

hth

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699045)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:10 AM
Author: know-it-all weed whacker round eye

(nervous byzantine reassuring himself)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699046)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:24 AM
Author: Contagious state

I’m stating facts

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699068)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:47 AM
Author: know-it-all weed whacker round eye

FACT: THE BRITISH EMPIRE STILL TECHNICALLY EXISTS

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699089)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 9:04 AM
Author: Cordovan striped hyena

Q: Did America come from the British Empire?

A: Noo! It's a completely different civilization! Its like Mayans to the French

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699109)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 9:34 AM
Author: know-it-all weed whacker round eye

and did the roman empire extend to britain?

im not sure what you're even implying. that the american empire is eternal because it's the child of the british empire? that the british empire never fell because america is the successor? that theres something unique about anglo empires, even though the british did fall?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699144)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 7:54 AM
Author: Zombie-like pearl location crotch

That’s not the first thing that would happen. The first thing is a Failed Auction bc no one wants to buy treasuries. Then the government would have No Money to spend and would need to cut the budget imo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699034)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 7:57 AM
Author: Cordovan striped hyena

we can then mint a trillion dollar coin or whatever that one weird trick was

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699037)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 9:47 AM
Author: harsh lodge

The trillion dollar coin had nothing to do with world bond markets. That was a silly loophole to get around the debt ceiling requirement under the Constitution/federal law.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699170)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 10:59 AM
Author: Pope Leo XXX

The trillion-dollar coin is a 2011-era, largely theoretical proposal to mint a high-value platinum coin, deposit it at the Federal Reserve, and use the proceeds to pay bond interest and government bills, bypassing congressional debt ceiling deadlocks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699302)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 1:58 PM
Author: cowgod

Congress has the power to Coin Money. That’s not really a loophole. Also, they can Declare War and levy Tariffs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699878)



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Date: February 27th, 2026 2:00 PM
Author: AZNgirl enrolling Dad in Iranian Navy

this is a veddy sustainable economic model, thanks to trumpism all countries are reducing US bonds, trading in USD, etc

shit is just gonna hit the fan one day then u retards will cry

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310734#49699890)