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353. The US Dollar Might Collapse | Peter Schiff

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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The Economic Cost of Maintaining the Dollar Status

The dollar would never be the reserve currency today if it wasn't already there. But in order for the world to maintain this status, it's very expensive for the world. I said we have a trillion dollar a year trade deficit. That means the world has to supply America with a million dollars worth of merchandise for which it doesn't get paid. The rest of the world collectively lives beneath its means because they're subsidizing the US economy.

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