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Garth20 7 points ago +7 / -0

All good man :). Happy to be on a lively discussion forum haha

I definitely understand the point: In a very pragmatic, individualistic, sense - you can't magic money out of thin air. It seems to work very different for nations lol (and, yes - there are tons of issues there too).

Not to be a complete downer, but we're 26.6 trillion in debt already; 136% debt to GDP. We've ran trillion dollar deficits for an entire decade; since 2010. This is clown world. No one even thinks it's possible to run a balanced budget (in Congress, anyways), what the hell are people doing???

-So, me and a good number of other people have effectively came to the realization: this debt is not going to be repaid. It will be defaulted on, either outright or nominally via inflation. People should prepare accordingly.

But, back in regards to my point: effectively, in regards to the above: The US is going to default, period. I don't see how this payroll tax action is going to have any impact, really. The game is simply this, to me: give people their money back. 'Cuz they need it. And good luck trying to collect on the US debt from me ;-), I've got a one letter word: repudiation :).

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Garth20 2 points ago +2 / -0

Take my upvote haha :p. Yep, in a nation of 300 million, the possibilities are pretty much beyond any one person's imagination, for sure. Hopefully everything turns out for the best.