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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess I am skeptical of any investment tips that promise more than commonly accepted returns. these things remind me of cryptos. [/quote]

[b]These are backed by the full faith and credit of the US govt— could not be any safer. 
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What makes it work is he’s not seeking crazy returns, ”just” a inflation-indexed guaranteed income stream, and the spike in interest rates has made older bonds cheap (and has increased interest rates on newer bonds). [/quote]

Tell me you don't pay attention to politics without telling me you don't pay attention to politics.  It is an *express component* of the new GOP House majority to refuse to honor US government obligations if they don't get their way.  [/quote]

This is silly and uninformed.  No this not what they are suggesting.[/quote]

This actually is what they are suggesting but right now the markets aren’t taking them seriously. If the markets ever do it will costs us all billions in borrowing costs but probably won’t result in actual Treasury defaults. [/quote]

The US dollar is our biggest export;  The safe haven status of Treasuries is our biggest asset.  Those are the only reasons why we were able to borrow to the extend we did which in turn supports all of our lifestyles.  Any damage to either, the US goes down the sh*thole with associated financial disruption to everyone, especially the poor and LMCs.  The Republicans will never do this.  If they did, they will not win anything for a very long time after..[/quote]

Some Republicans just do not understand what they are doing. Some think they can threaten the Dems with destroying the US economy because they expect the Dems will cave and give concessions on other things (like cutting social security)— it’s essentially taking the economy hostage. It’s very possible group 2 loses control of the situation and the US economy is damaged to a greater or less degree.  [/quote]

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