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ProfessorGAC

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6. Requires Enough Buyer

Reply to Rebl2 (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 18, 2026, 06:43 PM

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If you & I know that a huge sell-off would cause a monetary shock, sp do big investors.
Who would be first to make a big buy and self-trigger a financial loss?
Only the late buyers would be getting a bargain.
The US government isn't making any money from bonds. They already have the money.
I don't think that threat, while theoretically accurate, will be as straightforward in execution.

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