re: #452 erik_t
If China gets the United States bogged down in a fiscal whirlpool, who will fill the orders for China’s vast slew of factories? I’m sure China would dearly love for the United States to spend less of its budget on military wares, as we don’t buy defense equipment from China.
After every great societal collapse, someone comes out on top. We delude ourselves if we take it for granted that it will be us.