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2023-05-17 20:08:29 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5D801007D9BC7DCC8C3B3649D33103511A746948840DC8D6A6A0E3271BCCABD3
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The government has defaulted four times. - 1862 following massive money-printing to fund the Civil War - 1933 defaulting on bonds - 1968 refusing to redeem silver certificates - 1971 breaking Bretton Woods commitment to redeem gold certificates held by foreign governments https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/575722-the-us-has-never-defaulted-on-its-debt-except-the-four-times-it-did/
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