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smallmancontrovtoday at 1:28 PM2 repliesview on HN

...and then whoever sold us the goods turns around and uses those dollars to bid up US assets. Next time you are bidding for a house, take some time to appreciate just how expensive those bit flips have made things.

It did make it easy to raise capital, though, which is nice.


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selectodudetoday at 1:33 PM

Don’t blame imports for our sclerotic country banning construction nationwide. Plenty of countries have spent billions on new construction in the US and gotten smoked. The buildings still stand though.

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disgruntledphd2today at 3:35 PM

> uses those dollars to bid up US assets.

Predominantly US financial assets, like Treasuries and company equity.