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Originally Posted by ree-Xi
It was my understanding that we are in debt to many countries. I don't know how much "many" actually means, but it's more than just a few.
I would think there would be some sort of "currency system" out there where bartering could exist. For example, military aid in exchange for $$ owed, or even on a multi-national level.... humanitarian aid would wipe out debts owed (among different countries, not just what the US owes to let's say, China).
I am not well versed in politics or economics, but at the level that these deficits and debts owed is often in sums beyond which would ever be fully recovered - billions and trillions - I would think there has to be a better system out there to make restitutions. At least, the idealist in me would like to think that something like this could be looked at.
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Think about it tho...doesn't it explain how and why we wind up selling our old weapons systems to other nations that in some cases we are supposed to be enemies with?
Most recently we 'accidentally' sold some F 14 parts to Iran for instance....
but hey..just like dope dealers...no matter how much we can't stand the customer they won't say no to a dollar.
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