They’ll debase the currency because debt is so high

Steven Welzer
Feb 16, 2022

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They’ve been debasing and they will continue to debase the currency.

They’ll have to . . . because the debt is so high.

What counts in that respect is the ratio of national debt relative to GDP. It used to be that 60% was considered high. After the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 the ratio soared and 100% was considered very high.

It’s now around 130%:

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Steven Welzer
Steven Welzer

Written by Steven Welzer

A Green Party activist, Steve was an original co-editor of DSA’s “Ecosocialist Review.” He now serves on the Editorial Board of the New Green Horizons webzine.

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