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> American in debt with no savings got AAA rating > The Federal Government has tremendous assets

That's interesting, because if the crap hits the rotating blades and if the US has to sell even 10% of those assets the effects on the global economy are anything but obvious

Who can pay 10trillion dollars? What's the economical effect of such a big transaction? What if there's not enough liquidity in dollars for the purchaser? Would the US accept GBP/CNY/EUR?




1. Who can pay 10 trillion Dollars: The assets aren't sold in a big package all at once.

2. The economical effect: A bunch of companies get what they pay for. This may create economic growth.

3. Not enough liquidity in dollars: We could always print more dollars

4. Would the US accept other currencies? : Who knows but most likely American Companies would buy American Assets.




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