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Chapter 2: Facing Reality

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Matt Asher
Oct 04, 2021
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I’ve already acknowledged that things aren’t going so well for good ol’ Uncle Sam right now. But consider, if you haven’t yet, the totality of the damage:

  • Debt levels are beyond payback, and soon even the interest payments will be too high. Almost all empires end with an inflationary spiral, as they can no longer pay for their overextended commitments.

  • In…

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