On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 08:46 AM, Dennis Brasky wrote: > > As the quiet subsidies that once stabilized American life come to an end, > cooperation erodes and costs once externalized abroad are pushed inward, > showing up as higher prices, tighter credit, and fewer buffers against > economic shock.
One of the biggest subsidies is the holding of $9.24 trillion of U.S. Treasury bonds. This keeps the U.S. dollar "strong" in spite of chronic current account deficits. Foreign governments don't even have to start unloading those bonds to have an impact, just stop increasing their holdings at a 6% annual rate. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#40152): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/40152 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/117246136/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
