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for a growing body, the blood volume must match metabolism. too little and the system is anemic. too much, and it’s likely feeding cancer.

note that a red blood cell is useless by itself. it’s only value is through it’s movement and ability to deliver oxygen. for an economic system the movement of money and its delivered payload of information is what’s important.

in a closed system, the pump’s input/output is equalized, a fully recycled system like the water cycle. when there is external input (usd from china) it creates a dependency as the us is now a debtor to china.

if taxes are high enough, the system is fully recycled and there is no need for external flow. selling bonds and going into debt is a way of making up for flow deficit

flow deficit is not a maintainable state just like running a marathon for a year is not maintainable. increased metabolic needs like warfare or infrastructure development use these bonds temporarily to boost flow when needed.

a credit card or student debt can rocket boost you to a productivity level previously not possible. however they can just as easily fuck you sideways if you don’t understand that it’s supposed to be a strategically timed nitro boost. not a permanent super state.

question. is the us gov stuck in the same system as using a credit card to pay back a credit card to pay back a credit card?

if you are borrowing from the creditor in order to pay back the creditor then ur very close to enslaving yourself. the tipping point is when the amount you can borrow no longer can meet your interest payments.