• merc@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      More than just a bit. The US is far too big a part of the world’s economy that it can crash without also causing major misery just about everywhere else.

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        2 days ago

        Meh, you are overselling u.s. a bit, if it was early 2000s that may be true, but today, with China overtaking most of the supply chain in the world and also the biggest consumer.

        Also China funded a lot of infrastructure in many countries and some of those also invested a bit in advance their own structures (Brazil used to exporte oranges and import orange juice back on those days, that was the favorite exemples).

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          No. The US GDP is $32 trillion, China is at $20 trillion. Germany is $5.5 trillion, Japan is $4.5 trillion.

          The US is roughly 25% of the world’s GDP on its own. China is approaching 20%. China is growing, the US is shrinking. But, the US is still huge. The Strait of Hormuz is 20% of the world’s oil supply. We’ve seen recently what happens to the world’s economy when 20% of something goes away. If the US economy tanks, the world’s economy suffers greatly.