• qarbone@lemmy.world
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    Does the US, as a polity, have a history of non-payment after rendered services?

    That’s more famously a Trump staple.

    • Keeponstalin@lemmy.world
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      That happens quite often in the Prison labor system, and on a grander scale with Chattel Slavery and a reneged Reconstruction

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      That was true 40 years ago. The decline started before Trump, although I’ll certainly grant that he’s one of the worst offenders and has poured jet fuel on the fire.

    • MoogleMaestro@lemmy.zip
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      Generally the US is very good about paying back its debts. However, under Trump this hasn’t always been the case…

      This is generally why the US bond market is so heavy in foreign investment, frankly.