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by Ygg2 1286 days ago
> Why the hell would they depend on US money

Indirectly, because they depend on petroleum/oil/gas. Sure your glorious government has to import energy or other fuel derived products. Not to mention imports don't magically teleport to your location, they also depend on oil to get shipped.

> No problem - they can just legalize it

That's just papering over the issue. Akin to saying we solved drunk driving by setting alcohol in blood to 50%.