Like, the profits can't keep coming if production doesn't keep coming. Can the government just borrow against future production and keep the ball rolling indefinitely, or is it going to come crashing down very soon?

Econ nerd pls help, my humanities degree did not prepare me to answer these questions.

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  • Lil_Revolitionary [she/her,they/them]
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    4 years ago

    20% of all currency currently in circulation was printed in 2020

    Wow, really? Thats a lot of money. Is this causing inflation or has the fed found a way around it somehow?

    • PermaculturalMarxist [they/them]
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      4 years ago

      I think the US gets away with it because it's the world reserve currency (for now), so there's enough demand for it that it doesn't affect its value too much