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by petschge 2670 days ago
If the US has higher GDP per capita and pays more for everything per capita, then maybe the reason is not that the US is so exceptional, but that the US dollar is artificially stronger than it should be. And a reason for that might be the willingness of the US to wage war (economic war if not outright bombing and invasion) against anybody who tries to trade oil in anything but US dollars.