A cool guide to the top 10 global economies over time (1960 to 2024). - eviltoast
  • aleph@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    On the assumption that you weren’t being sarcastic, no, don’t be just like USA please.

    The US economy is buoyed by a >$20 trillion dollar debt, which accounts for just over 30% of all global debt. For the past decade, that debt has even outgrown the US’ GDP.

    And that’s not even getting into a discussion of how the US actually spends all that money.

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      5 months ago

      Most already are, or moving towards it. But no, that’s not a good thing.

      Though, as America is still the global superpower, the debt really isn’t as important as you suggest, but of course I wouldn’t speak out against slashing defense spending and hiking taxes on wealthy individuals and big business.