America's Greatest Enemy Isn't China or Russia: Its $35 Trillion In

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America's Greatest Enemy Isn't China or Russia: Its $35 Trillion In

With a $1.6 trillion deficit this year, $35 trillion in overall debt, and $1 trillion in interest payments this year, if the U.S. dollar is no longer the primary global reserve currency and there is suddenly a true rival to the U.S. currency, then the entire American financial system comes crashing down.