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bchjam | karma 1078 | avg karma 4.24 · 2018-12-07 14:37:38

The history of reserve currencies suggests a ~100 year arc of dominance, and the US is at the end of that line.

JumpCrisscross | karma 145242 | avg karma 4.56 · 2018-12-07 15:10:44+00:00

> The history of reserve currencies suggests a ~100 year arc of dominance

You’re extrapolating from a 200-year history with N=2.

pesmhey | karma 348 | avg karma 1.71 · 2018-12-07 15:59:34+00:00

Those are all western countries. Do you think Americans could be amenable to a European-based reserve currency? They share our values.

krapp | karma 17552 | avg karma 1.17 · 2018-12-07 16:27:58+00:00

>Do you think Americans could be amenable to a European-based reserve currency?

Culturally, no. Americans would consider it an attack on their sovereignty.

It would be a tough sell in anything like the current political climate.