> Because the US does not control other countries fiscal policy…

I can't even begin to imagine how someone says this with a straight face.

Because I don’t assume lack of agency in the rest of the world? You’ll note I put that in my original comment.

	▲	ceejayoz 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> Because I don’t assume lack of agency in the rest of the world? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rub... "The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in the Trump era." This is but one of many examples of the broad reach of American control over other countries' policies.