The best thing about switching from made-up paper money to made-up electronic money is that with made-up electronic money you don't even have to actually print anything. You just press a few keys and 'Tah-daaah, look! More money!' Which is also good for the environment!
Which means that now, the useless fuckers that Earth had sent into space in Douglas Adams', "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" would now have a more solid and fiscally responsible currency than the us.gov.
( “There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable." )
( There is another theory which states that this has already happened.” )
The long version is they're pumping out tons of money to buy up anything they can so they'll own it when the money collapses. Meaning they'll own pretty much anything of worth. Which means when they reboot the economy they'll "control the means of production" and have the power to control any currency they make up after the last one they made up fails.
Want to buy groceries? You need USD. Want to pay your utilities? You need USD. Want any goods or services at all in the US? You need USD. With only a few minor exceptions, nobody accepts anything other than USD in the US.
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[ - ] anon 1663132 3 points 1.6 yearsOct 5, 2023 19:43:17 ago (+3/-0)*
Which means that now, the useless fuckers that Earth had sent into space in Douglas Adams', "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" would now have a more solid and fiscally responsible currency than the us.gov.
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/685739-if-the-management-consultant-said-tersely-we-could-for-a
( “There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable." )
( There is another theory which states that this has already happened.” )
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[ - ] anon 1583560 1 point 1.6 yearsOct 5, 2023 21:33:38 ago (+1/-0)
Multiple times in thousands of timelines.
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[ - ] anon 1624939 0 points 1.6 yearsOct 5, 2023 20:48:01 ago (+0/-0)
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[ - ] anon 1583560 1 point 1.6 yearsOct 5, 2023 21:32:29 ago (+1/-0)
We've been telling you for 3 years. We're done. Fuck off and die.
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[ - ] anon 3912567 0 points 1.6 yearsOct 6, 2023 00:01:17 ago (+0/-0)
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[ - ] anon 4253292 0 points 1.6 yearsOct 6, 2023 01:30:19 ago (+0/-0)
Highest recorded in usa history.
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[ - ] anon 3912567 0 points 1.6 yearsOct 6, 2023 00:00:23 ago (+0/-0)
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[ - ] anon 6005207 0 points 1.6 yearsOct 5, 2023 22:16:18 ago (+0/-0)
The long version is they're pumping out tons of money to buy up anything they can so they'll own it when the money collapses. Meaning they'll own pretty much anything of worth. Which means when they reboot the economy they'll "control the means of production" and have the power to control any currency they make up after the last one they made up fails.
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[ - ] anon 1178808 0 points 1.6 yearsOct 6, 2023 00:53:03 ago (+0/-0)
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[ - ] anon 6005207 0 points 1.6 yearsOct 6, 2023 23:32:41 ago (+0/-0)
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[ - ] anon 3065955 0 points 1.6 yearsOct 5, 2023 18:09:34 ago (+1/-1)
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[ - ] anon 9998779 3 points 1.6 yearsOct 5, 2023 19:35:06 ago (+4/-1)
Just like magic, you can't do shit without USD.
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[ - ] anon 1583560 0 points 1.6 yearsOct 5, 2023 21:34:54 ago (+0/-0)