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		quickthrowman on Nov 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FTX faces potential hack, sees mysterious outflows... I bonds are subsidized by the US Treasury (this is why there’s a purchase limit), which has never defaulted on its debt.

BlueTemplar on Nov 12, 2022 [–]

Technically speaking, yes, though the USA is not invulnerable : for instance the dollar has lost a third of its value in the decade after the Nixon shock...

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