[Arnt]

Yes, exactly, but no.

Mugabe printed so much money that it was a strain on the world's money-printing presses, and Zimbabwe is a small country. Doing something comparable for an economy as big as the US... I don't think so. Logistically probably impossible even though only a little money is cash, and the attempt would IMO run that "social capital, cultural capital, political capital & influence" down to Mugabe-like levels.

Even though the US may be the country with the largest ability to do that kind of thing, its ability does not stretch that far.