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legitsteryesterday at 5:09 PM6 repliesview on HN

It's no secret that our current US administration is envious of China. So in no small part they probably want to model the US Dollar after the Renminbi. Drop the value internationally to incentivize American exports, and manipulate the hell out of it. (Hence why they have dropped inflation as a political issue - some in the administration are essentially rooting for inflation to get much, much worse).

It should go without saying that this would be shortsighted - China made it work because they were able to take advantage of a strong international market denominated in USD. The US cannot destroy our own common market and currency and expect to take advantage of it.

Furthermore, we know what a de-dollarized world looks like - imperialism. If you need to secure oil/mineral/food for your economy but you need expensive foreign currencies to acquire it, it suddenly becomes much more economically appealing to take the resources.


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KaiserProyesterday at 6:17 PM

> probably want to model the US Dollar after the Renminbi.

I don't see that. Given trump's history, he thinks that going back to tariffs will allow massive tax cuts. As he trades in real estate, tariffs are inconsequential for him

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russdillyesterday at 6:06 PM

We print money, send it around the world, and the world sends us goods. It was a great thing.

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andy_pppyesterday at 6:57 PM

They are envious of most dictatorships...

masijoyesterday at 5:40 PM

>we know what a de-dollarized world looks like - imperialism

Is this some kind of joke? Or is it only imperialism when other countries besides the US do it?

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chrisco255yesterday at 5:18 PM

Nobody is cheering for inflation to get worse, they are celebrating it being held down to 2.7% after higher inflation a few years ago.

The U.S. is a net exporter of oil and food and self-sufficent for majority of its mineral needs as well.

There is no need for U.S. to crash its currency to incentivize domestic production, it can just impose tariffs on imports to do so.

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