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The US dollar is the world's reserve currency So countries keep huge stores of dollars in their reserves because they need it for trade Then what happens is the US starts the money printer to pay for US government services This inflates the dollar and means that everyone who holds the dollar has lost value

Including Americans who are paid for their labour with dollars and do not own assets

So wealthy Americans/companies see an influx of money, asset prices rise and every other country gets poorer relative to the USA

parent slifin 1 year ago

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