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Moody’s Downgraded the Debt, So Let’s Recap

  • Posted on May 17, 2025
  • By Peter Zeihan
  • In Economics, United States

With the new debt downgrade by Moody’s, we felt it the perfect time to repost some of our old videos covering the US debt situation.

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