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If the Fed had done the right thing by raising interest rates, and the government didn't interfere in the market with massive spending, USD could have remained the reserve currency for the foreseeable future. But nobody in Washington has the guts to do the right thing. Especially the Fed.

Also, if this "pact" leaves the United States, that is when I'll be leaving the shithole called CA. I'm not paying for the free riders anymore.

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It's a bit funny to see capitalist corporations making obscene amounts of money violating laws and ethics and trickling a bit of that ill-gained wealth down to software engineers, who then turn around and say everyone should have wealth like them and not need gov't assistance when their own company is one of the drivers of inequality...

That's due to excessive regulation. Regulations benefit large incumbents, as opposed to smaller competitors/startups. The real driver of inequality is the government. Usually through excessive regulations, bailouts, and inflation. In a truly free market, prices go down, as competition is fierce. Perfect competition and pareto efficiency are concepts everyone on here should have knowledge of, if only at a surface level.

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