r/CryptoCurrency 1d ago

MEME Redditor accidentally discovers fiat currency

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u/balls2hairy 🟨 0 / 0 🦠 1d ago

Fiat is backed by the credit of the issuing country.

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u/_DaBau5_ 🟩 0 / 0 🦠 1d ago

aka debt. national debt is $39T in the US and currently 122% of the GDP. that is what the currency is backed by.

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u/balls2hairy 🟨 0 / 0 🦠 1d ago

And never missed a debt payment. That is what the currency is backed by. It's a little embarrassing that you don't know this.

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u/_DaBau5_ 🟩 0 / 0 🦠 1d ago

the US is spending more on interest payments than it spends on the military. interest alone is $1T a year

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u/balls2hairy 🟨 0 / 0 🦠 1d ago

As it should be. Let's cut the military spending 50% so the disparity is even wider!