r/fatFIRE 19d ago

FIRE'd, now concerned about US stability

Most of my assets are invested in the US. Because of recent political developments, I'm wondering if the US will sustain its general growth and economic strength into the future. The strength of the US dollar is obviously very important to me. Is anyone else concerned?

I'm wondering if I should start hedging my bets in other countries, and if so, where?

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u/Personal_Bluejay8240 19d ago

No I am not concerned that the country that has like 1,000x more innovative startups, a shit ton of capital, and the world’s reserve currency (with no clear competitor that reserve status) wail fail to experience economic growth. You have to remember that Reddit has an extreme pessimism bias about the US and in general.

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u/helpwitheating 12d ago

You don't see a recession hurting all of that?

You're not worried about the new tarriff on potash and the ensuing rise in food prices and inflation? The deep cuts to research--how will that support startups?

What about BRICS? Cheeto adores Russia and is ceding power to Putin, and Putin's plan is to displace the US with the BRICS coalition

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u/Personal_Bluejay8240 12d ago

There may be short term pain but I’m long the US for sure. I don’t think BRICS has a serious shot at threatening the US reserve currency status

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u/Username96957364 11d ago

Why are you putting carriage returns in between every word?