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PatrickforO

(14,570 posts)
8. In 1850 the only currency that was accepted throughout the world, and the
Sun Jul 29, 2018, 02:50 AM
Jul 2018

currency of choice for international trade was the British Pound Sterling.

In 1950 the only currency that was accepted throughout the world and was the currency of choice for international trade was the US Dollar.

It is still the dollar. According to the motives set forth in this article movement up relative to the dollar has not materialized in any other currency.

Maybe the Russian hackers have such a stranglehold on our power and financial grids, not to mention our voting rolls, that they divested from US Treasuries in anticipating of a precipitous drop if our government falls. Scary thought.

Fucking Trump. Fucking traitor.

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