[[File:USA GNP growth from january 1947 to January 2023.jpg|1250px|thumbnail|center|Chart of the growth of U.S. GNP from January 1947 to January 2023 measured in [[fiat dollars]]. ]]
[[File:USA GNP growth from january 1947 to January 2023.jpg|1250px|thumbnail|center|Chart of the growth of U.S. GNP from January 1947 to January 2023 measured in [[fiat dollars]]. ]]
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The US GNP has shown fairly consistent growth measured in fiat dollars largely as a result of it break with the [[gold standard]] and its embrace of [[Keynesian economics]], government [[deficit spending]], a high [[national debt]] and persistent [[inflation]].
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The US GNP has shown fairly consistent growth measured in fiat dollars largely as a result of it break with the [[gold standard]] and its embrace of [[Keynesian economics]], government [[deficit spending]], a high [[national debt]] and persistent [[inflation]].<ref>https://youtu.be/sqSA-SY5Hro</ref>