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Date: February 27th, 2026 7:35 AM Author: Trip Ungodly Shitlib House 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 |
Date: February 27th, 2026 7:41 AM Author: lascivious stage 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\u0026show=today#49699021) |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 7:51 AM Author: Trip Ungodly Shitlib House 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. |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:12 AM Author: Soul-stirring sepia spot yarmulke 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\u0026show=today#49699050) |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:16 AM Author: lascivious stage 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\u0026show=today#49699059) |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:41 AM Author: Soul-stirring sepia spot yarmulke You just lost all credibility in this discussion. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49699080) |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:58 AM Author: lascivious stage (Maverick) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49699103) |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 7:48 AM Author: Plum Field Black Woman you realize each mcnugget now costs $4.25 right (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49699026) |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 7:50 AM Author: Trip Ungodly Shitlib House 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 |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 7:48 AM Author: dashing elite ticket booth doctorate 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\u0026show=today#49699027) |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 7:52 AM Author: Trip Ungodly Shitlib House 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 |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:04 AM Author: dashing elite ticket booth doctorate 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. |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:07 AM Author: big outnumbered property associate Rome lasted until the 15th century
hth |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:10 AM Author: dashing elite ticket booth doctorate (nervous byzantine reassuring himself) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49699046) |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:24 AM Author: big outnumbered property associate I’m stating facts (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49699068) |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 8:47 AM Author: dashing elite ticket booth doctorate FACT: THE BRITISH EMPIRE STILL TECHNICALLY EXISTS (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5838879&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49699089) |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 9:04 AM Author: Trip Ungodly Shitlib House Q: Did America come from the British Empire?
A: Noo! It's a completely different civilization! Its like Mayans to the French |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 9:34 AM Author: dashing elite ticket booth doctorate 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? |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 7:54 AM Author: awkward indian lodge sound barrier 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\u0026show=today#49699034) |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 7:57 AM Author: Trip Ungodly Shitlib House 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\u0026show=today#49699037) |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 9:47 AM Author: stubborn church 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\u0026show=today#49699170) |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 10:59 AM Author: Trip Ungodly Shitlib House 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\u0026show=today#49699302) |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 1:58 PM Author: awkward indian lodge sound barrier 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\u0026show=today#49699878) |
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Date: February 27th, 2026 2:00 PM Author: Fragrant Roast Beef Faggotry 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 |