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Melon

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5. Not really. The dollar and US debt is seen as the safest

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 21, 2026, 12:57 PM

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Investment possible currently. This could change, but it’s the reason everyone is invested in it. The US has never defaulted. The US can also just buy the debt. We have our own currency so the government would just buy it. They do this daily.

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Who owns US debt [View all] Melon Wednesday OP

how much of a vulnerability is this? samsingh Wednesday #1

Not small. Denmark sold 100 million? worth of bonds the other day, and the DOW dropped 900 points. Volaris Wednesday #2

$100 million is really...nothing. Melon Wednesday #3

The problem with that scenario is they have to have buyers A HERETIC I AM Wednesday #4

Not really. The dollar and US debt is seen as the safest Melon Wednesday #5

That was the perception carefully crafted over decades, especially since WWII A HERETIC I AM Wednesday #7

I agree that the Trump is eroding Melon Wednesday #8

People who believe the stock market is "rigged" and buy treasury bills instead of equities MichMan Wednesday #6

NOTE: They're all going to pile into this thread Prairie Gates Wednesday #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Melon Wednesday #10