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The U.S. Trade Deficit: Tariffs vs. Borrowing Less
When people talk about America’s trade deficit, tariffs often come up as the “solution.” Put a tax on imports, make them more expensive, and the deficit will shrink, right? The problem is that tariffs do not actually fix the underlying imbalance.... $10 trillion in Treasury Bills will be refinanced this year. $4 trillion in new government and corporate borrowing. Guess what happens then . . .?
Photo below - the "Joad" family (not their real name) ponder the loss of their home and retirement savings as they take to the family SUV in search of new opportunities.... Is energy the true currency?: Energy economists
The correlation nobody explains away In 1973, the price of oil quadrupled in three months. GDP in every industrialized nation fell. Unemployment rose. Inflation rose. The Keynesian models shattered on contact with a physical constraint.... - onBitcoin is now synthetically created, through options, derivatives, & ETF. Does that mean it’s endless, just like all the US dollars?by
the expansion of US dollar supply (fiat), bitcoin, US treasuries, and corporate debt obligations is a form of inflation. but i'm not advocating deflation....