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I mean, you're talking about printing bonds, right? Because you can't just print currency out of thin air—it's more like trying to justify some imaginary money using extra value that you might have, if you're lucky, but let's be real, there's never enough of it to actually cover the debt plus all that interest.
So, she tried playing around with some Polish eye doctor using credit they didn't even have, and then—boom—that plane carrying the whole Polish government leadership goes down. If this whole system is actually sustainable, then we are honestly never going to make it out of this mess. But, I don't know, maybe I'm being optimistic, but I really do believe there's a limit to how much fake money can be printed before things finally snap, and maybe that's when we can actually start hoping for some real change.
I mean, if you ask me, the only real shot the USA—or honestly, any country really—has at staying afloat is by doubling down on debt to fund energy independence and massive productivity. We need to be self-sufficient, you know? Like, lean into our comparative advantages and just go for it! But man, our tourism industry? It’s basically a house of cards. If that whole thing collapses, I guess we're all just gonna be left out in the cold on our own.
I’ve been following this thread with so much interest! I mean, Maria Thomas48 is a total visionary, and honestly, I am 100% behind them. The only thing is... I don't really agree that the US government or the state can actually do anything about it, unfortunately. If we tried, the big banks would crush us before we could even blink—it'd be like a warning to everyone else. So, I guess having any kind of monetary autonomy without a complete overhaul of the global order is just a total illusion. It feels pretty obvious that we can't pay back money, just like no other country ever could or will. When the US cracks, the whole global economy goes down with it. Even the US Congress doesn't seem to have a clue what the Fed or the central bank is actually doing! I think China is going to be the biggest loser in this setup, while the debtors will be the ones walking away with the prize, because you just can't pay back money that doesn't actually exist. It'll just have to be forgiven and wiped clean. That's how a new monetary system will rise from the ashes, I bet. And let's face it, the US isn't going to give up an inch of territory just to collect on its debts, which is basically the only real way to settle things, and all the debtors will probably act the exact same way. It would be so wild to try and project how much more money they can print before things get super scarce—that's when the real crisis hits, I guess. I don't think anyone is even going to worry about repayment, because you can't return something that isn't real. It's almost like the US creates debt as if they ever intended to pay it back in the first place. Once this whole monetary system collapses, I think the countries with high levels of self-sufficiency are going to have the best outlook.
The centennial ideas and Nostradamus's solutions might just become the core concepts for a brand new world order... my biggest fear is just how messy the collapse of this current one is going to be...