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kleinbl00 · 2302 days ago · link · · parent · post: Pakistan is ditching the dollar for trade with China — 24 hours after Trump denounced the country
The Week has a little section called "Boring but Important." Golden showers? That shit'll pop up every week from now until the end of time. Pakistan's currency exchange vehicle? Good luck. The United States still has the world's largest economy, the world's largest refining capacity, and is the world's largest agricultural exporter. We're not going to become Portugal. For better or for worse, though, the position we enjoy is a position we have to maintain. We missed a lot of maintenance in 2017. 2018 doesn't look much better.