引用自 Cantspel：

The debt doesn't actually matter. No one is able to foreclose on the US for two reasons.
1. Have you seen our military? good luck.
2. Our economy is so intertwined with the worlds markets that if the US was to "default" in a way that would destroy the US it would take out a large portion of the world with it.

引用自 Corvus XIII：

引用自 Cantspel：

The debt doesn't actually matter. No one is able to foreclose on the US for two reasons.
1. Have you seen our military? good luck.
2. Our economy is so intertwined with the worlds markets that if the US was to "default" in a way that would destroy the US it would take out a large portion of the world with it.

Spain funded the worlds economy with its treasure fleet and minted into coins.

Look what happened there.

Trump's America First attitude could make its allies not too eager to assist an arrogant sinking ship when the 'pirates' or 'guerrillas / terrorists' funded by rival powers keep picking at it.

Source : Every Empire in History.

引用自 Corvus XIII：

引用自 Cantspel：

The debt doesn't actually matter. No one is able to foreclose on the US for two reasons.
1. Have you seen our military? good luck.
2. Our economy is so intertwined with the worlds markets that if the US was to "default" in a way that would destroy the US it would take out a large portion of the world with it.

Spain funded the worlds economy with its treasure fleet and minted into coins.

Look what happened there.

Trump's America First attitude could make its allies not too eager to assist an arrogant sinking ship when the 'pirates' or 'guerrillas / terrorists' funded by rival powers keep picking at it.

Source : Every Empire in History.

引用自 Arvaos ⚚：

By 2014, when the US finally emerged from the crisis, China’s outstanding holdings of US Treasuries had reached $1.2504 trillion, 2.6 times the 2007 level.

引用自 Cantspel：

引用自 Corvus XIII：

Spain funded the worlds economy with its treasure fleet and minted into coins.

Look what happened there.

Trump's America First attitude could make its allies not too eager to assist an arrogant sinking ship when the 'pirates' or 'guerrillas / terrorists' funded by rival powers keep picking at it.

Source : Every Empire in History.

I think you underestimate how much money very powerful people abroad have in US markets. To allow the US to fail is the equivalent of shooting themselves in the foot. As much as I hate the stock market and the evil it has done, it's pretty much the only thing preventing the world from turning it's back on the US.

引用自 Arvaos ⚚：

引用自 Cantspel：

I think you underestimate how much money very powerful people abroad have in US markets. To allow the US to fail is the equivalent of shooting themselves in the foot. As much as I hate the stock market and the evil it has done, it's pretty much the only thing preventing the world from turning it's back on the US.

Dalio has already predicted the fall of the US empire.

Ray Dalio argues that the US is in a cycle of decline, mirroring historical patterns of empires, due to a combination of factors including high debt, wealth inequality, political polarization, and internal disorder. He predicts these issues are creating a dangerous period characterized by potential economic and social unrest, which could lead to a weakening of its position as a superpower relative to a rising power like China. Dalio's views are detailed in his book.

Have you read his book?

引用自 Arvaos ⚚：

How will American citizens cope with another crisis?

引用自 Cantspel：

引用自 Arvaos ⚚：

Dalio has already predicted the fall of the US empire.

Ray Dalio argues that the US is in a cycle of decline, mirroring historical patterns of empires, due to a combination of factors including high debt, wealth inequality, political polarization, and internal disorder. He predicts these issues are creating a dangerous period characterized by potential economic and social unrest, which could lead to a weakening of its position as a superpower relative to a rising power like China. Dalio's views are detailed in his book.

Have you read his book?

No I haven't read his book (I wouldn't be surprised if it was ghost written and a money grab, he's not exactly known as a writer). The empires of old aren't that close to the empires of today. There are vague aspects you can attribute to both, but the finer details are far more complex. The US is inexorably tied to the world economy in such a way that it will take a generation or two for other countries to decouple with us. I'm not talking simple trade deals, actual governments are tied to the US with pensions, loans and investments. Even China relies on the US to a point for trade and investments. You can say the US is rotten to the core, but like a tree if it falls it will shred all it's neighbors. Other countries have a vested interest in not letting that happen, least for now.