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Luke Gromen (Dollar Hegemony Fading, Economic Collapse, MMT, Gold, Bonds,Debt, Social Unrest)
YouTube ^ | 09-15-2020 | Rebel Capitalist

Posted on 09/25/2020 4:18:47 PM PDT by NRx

Good stuff here. About an hour in length. Lots of discussion of macro-economics. If your looking for either roses and sunshine (i.e. everything will be fine once Trump is reelected), or simplistic slogans, this probably is not for you.

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One important takeaway; the US is now printing money to pay the interest on the national debt. And nobody has any idea how we get out of the debt trap that we have been walking into for the last twenty years.

Comments welcome. But please, no drivebys.

1 posted on 09/25/2020 4:18:47 PM PDT by NRx
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To: NRx
the US is now printing money to pay the interest on the national debt.

Tax collections and borrowing is used to pay interest on the debt. Same as ever.

2 posted on 09/25/2020 4:24:18 PM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (TANSTAAFL)
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To: NRx

Not this sh*t again.


3 posted on 09/25/2020 4:25:01 PM PDT by robowombat (Orthodox)
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To: NRx

Universal Basic income plus MMT. What could go wrong?/s


4 posted on 09/25/2020 4:35:54 PM PDT by dynachrome (The panic will end, the tyranny will not)
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To: NRx

If this contact is selling gold, always make sure you get the gold and not paper!

Also, if you buy gold minted coins, when you sell them, know that even if appraised 50, 70, etc, when you sell them, if not to another collector, you will get the spot price for bullion, not minted coins!!


5 posted on 09/25/2020 4:52:33 PM PDT by Terry L Smith
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It’s not really the same. Since the early 80s we were able to increase overall debt with decreasing interest rates keeping the payments relatively stable. Now that 30 year bonds are 1.4% theres not much pavement left on this road. What’s next? Negative rates? Certainly not same as...

Adding $3.3T this year, who’s going to continue buying this much paper year after year. Suspect the Federal Reserve becomes the buyer of last resort much like the BOJ.


6 posted on 09/25/2020 5:46:43 PM PDT by zek157
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Adding $3.3T this year, who’s going to continue buying this much paper year after year.

No lack of demand yet. We'll see........

7 posted on 09/25/2020 7:36:51 PM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (TANSTAAFL)
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New dollars issued at zero interest are paying off old dollars that carried interest. Trump knows exactly what he is doing.


8 posted on 09/26/2020 7:04:54 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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Dollars have never been issued “at interest”.


9 posted on 09/26/2020 8:47:05 AM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (TANSTAAFL)
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