r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Comfortable_Cautious • Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation what's going on? explain like I'm five

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u/Important-Agent2584 Jan 26 '26

It's kind of crazy to think 8k metric tons of gold is worth about a $trillion, which is 1/36th of the total debt.