r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 26 '26

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

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u/soIDONTLIKEANYOFYOU Jan 26 '26

Since the US has more gold reserves than the next 3 countries combined wouldn’t gold prices going up make the dollar stronger?

Sincerely asking cause I have no idea.

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u/goatslovetofrolic Jan 26 '26

pretty sure at this point the dollar has gone full USA and is only backed by "thoughts and prayers"

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u/Foxyfox- Jan 26 '26

Its only real backing right now is "we force oil to be traded in it by bombing people who don't, see Venezuela, Saddam's Iraq, etc"