> How do we avert currency collapse without removing the safety net? I don't think we do. We're in the coffin corner[1] where stability becomes impossible. [

> How do we avert currency collapse without removing the safety net? I don't think we do. We're in the coffin corner[1] where stability becomes impossible. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_corner_(aerodynamics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_corner_(aerodynamics) > All I can think of is rapidly reducing the military budget Parts of the military budget are clearly safety net. Angry veterans are a classic source of violent protesters/insurrectionists/revolutionaries. Arguably most of the military budget is social safety net. Cutting it would blow up a lot of lives.