[rtpg]

If the US is an outlier.... then it's fine for the US to continue down this path?

Like in this supposed age of a US government spending crisis the dollar is extremely strong compared to other currencies. Where is the hyperinflation? How many decades will we need to wait?

[ioblomov]

Exactly. There was a time when the British pound was the world's reserve currency (coinciding of course with British global hegemony). Fast-forward to today and the UK's GDP per capita[1] is lower than the poorest US state's[2].

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_Kingdom

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ....

[rtpg]

Perhaps the UK no longer controlling vast swaths of land would directly link to its decline, rather than its monetary policy.

[Aeolun]

Japan has been at it for several decades. The US seems to have a debt of 120% of GDP, and Japan of 250% of GDP, so I guess you're still good for a few decades more?