[Hammerhead]

or we can just give China the middle finger when they try to claim their assets.

[unkus]

ping

[familyop]

Ping. There might be some interesting points in the piece re. strategy.

[nickcarraway]

This guy misses the point completely. China could dump the dollar, but it would hurt them. Not just because of their reserves, but because they can’t sell their products to the U.S. if they are too expensive.

[vanilla swirl]

China is taking our fresh water from the great lakes. Fresh water is the new oil and China doesn’t have enough of it.

[BfloGuy]

Theoretically interesting -- and, I suppose, possible.

But abandoning the dollar (and by extension, the US) loses them their primary export customer and causes a cascade of recessions around the world. Of course, they can get out of the dollar if they want -- but they are not a foolish people.

[FromLori]

ping

I thought you might find this interesting

[MSF BU]

I guess E&I bonds are the better bet then because they’re at least a holder may redeem them without a discount.

[The Comedian]

Hu-do-you-think-you're-kidding ping.

"Economic Holocaust" ping.

Increasing volume ping list watching the slow motion Economic Holocaust.

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Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[PapaBear3625]

In the event of a 1929-style crash, whoever has cash and hard assets can buy stuff here really cheap.

[April Lexington]

nothing comes close to the dollar paper market for depth).

That should be the tip-off right there...