Why investors should not be worried about the expansion of the money supply causing inflation in four easy charts.

[resjudicata]

Gradual declines lead to an eventual bad day. There’s no way USA is turning over the keys to being a super power. Not without a fight…

 

[resjudicata]

Ridiculous take, frankly. That's like saying 'the Roman empire will never give up the keys to being a superpower to the barbarians'. There won't be a choice. By the time it's evident it has happened, it will be too late.

 

[andrewsmith]

@resjudicata The US is a lot more powerful than the Roman Empire was

 

[sam0097]

@andrewsmith By what metric are you measuring this?

If it’s technology then yes of course an ancient super power doesn’t compare.

If it’s land occupied and conquered then it’s not even close; if it’s length of dynasty again not even close; if it’s cultural domination I would measure that as a tie.

Neither defeated Afghanistan but if you measure by wars won, no contest again.

But if your measurement is blind nationalism, sorry to say the Romans invented that game too.

 

[andrewsmith]

@sam0097 By influence on the world as a whole. Rome didn’t have military supremacy over all their neighbors, let alone 90% of the world. As well as not having complete control of the world money supply

 

[resjudicata]

@andrewsmith

let alone 90% of the world.

Does the US have "supremacy" over any nuclear armed country ?

The US doesn't have control over the world money supply, but only prints the reserve currency of choice. That status could change quite easily since there are many countries who are happy to trade in Euro or Renminbi.

 

[resjudicata]

@sam0097 The fascia were symbols of the Roman senate. Fun fact, fascism was named after them.

 

[resjudicata]

@andrewsmith Yeah, this time it's different. /s

 

[totallyfind]

@resjudicata Do the rich make up the majority of the military? Who will be the ones fighting here, and for what? World wars are fought by proxy now, won't be surprised one bit if China's 2049 plan works out.

 

[caleb22]

@resjudicata Its usually a gradual decline in leadership look at the UK

 

[nuteater]

@resjudicata What country is positioned to become more powerful? It sounds like China's economy isn't very sound. India? Commonwealth countries?

 

[resjudicata]

@nuteater It's all relative, it will be a multipolar world.

 

[resjudicata]

@nuteater No one on their own that I could see. China / Russia teaming up is the closest I can see in theory happening a while out .

 

[serjo]

@resjudicata Most of Russia is 3rd world and the rest is mafia state. Not great teammate material imo.

 

[resjudicata]

@serjo Heh, there’s not exactly a lot of inspiring criminal syndicates out there to partner with tbh. But eh, Russia has statecraft and espionage going for them and their “hacking” expertise.

 

[byrdtalk]

@resjudicata History shows that calamities people have thought won’t happen to entities because they’re assumed to be too big, too powerful, too important, etc, happen. The universe and chance don’t care about our human affairs and hubris.

 

[twhladyinlv]

@resjudicata It’ll happen like it happened to the British when the pound collapsed in 1991.

 

[1990lsjs]

@resjudicata Death is death, and if you go bankrupt you die. A massive disaster could probably improve lives for average Americans

 

[tarantula]

@poppy14 Real assets yes, but everyday goods? That's Covid supply chain disruption.

 

[littlerowan]

@poppy14 Not if they’re printed AND distributed among the poorest. Not if they #TaxTheRich