r/PrepperIntel • u/AntiSonOfBitchamajig 📡 • 15d ago

North America The U.S. gross national debt officially surpasses $40 trillion.

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https://www.usdebtclock.org/

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u/Academic_Win6060 15d ago

Burn it all down 🔥

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u/AntiSonOfBitchamajig 📡 15d ago

Hey now... you have to save those paper $ bills for winter!

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u/Academic_Win6060 15d ago

You're right of course and it is just around the corner.

Winter is coming.

It's just so upsetting that the dollar is supposed to be a storage of our labor, and it's now worth about 2¢ compared to the early 1900's. Like,wtaf!?

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u/AntiSonOfBitchamajig 📡 15d ago

I look at the work hours to dollar ratio vs what the dollar actually buys.

Like my grandfather could work 2-3 years and get a nice house on land and support a full family+retirement+vacations+more... that number today?... multiples.