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Ah, but most of the US debt is denominated in US currency... It's a convenient loophole to use if it ever becomes a more serious problem.

• ctdonath 12y ago
  Problem there is: there's only $4T in actual currency, but $18T in federal debt.
  • stolio 12y ago
    It's not like we'd have to print more gold.
• SilasX 12y ago
  Yes, if tanking your own currency, probably bringing down the economy and starting a panic, counts as convenient.