Zim, those are good points, but De is still correct that US DEBT grew faster yet!
In other words, simple math and common sense, says the US is/WILL go "bankrupt" much sooner, now. He didn't forestall US economic collapse; he accelerated it.
Where Trump's strategy (I assume it was a strategy) made sense, however, is that he was building infrastructure (including resilience - emotional, skillful, and physical improvements). That is comparable to the Chinese strategy.
Once the currency goes "bye-bye", most Americans are going to be really, really, really, really impoverished ... and "Depression" will become very real.
The infrastructure, the societal good attitude, the good habits, and spiritual strength are what carry you through that sort of disaster and set the stage for a determined rebound.
Trump started, but got nowhere near finishing the job of strengthening/toughening the US. So now we have approximately the worst of all scenarios set up: think of a thousand H-bombs we drop on ourselves. And the world can't possibly feel pity for us when that happens...we did it to ourselves; and we did it to them, too.
In addition, quite likely, they are going to want vengeance for all our meddling, all our arrogance, and all our warmongering. I don't think you comprehend that very well; you only seem to see the battleships and the bombs from a limited perspective.
You can build a bomb or you can build a bridge. One creates value; one destroys it. You can train killers or you can train craftsmen. You can teach allegiance to government, or you can teach allegiance to "God". You can build friendships, or you can kill brown people in foreign countries who don't WANT your "advice" and your "systems", and corporations. There is something called "opportunity cost" in economics. You don't seem to understand it very well. In all seriousness, I suggest you look up the a good description of the concept and ponder it deeply—from a NON-US-government-sanctioned perspective.
With all you're getting, get understanding. This may well be the biggest ka-boom since the collapse of the Roman Empire (and I don't mean the Roman Republic).
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