The Thief In Chief blew over an extra *trillion* *every* *year* and people weren't' smart enough to fire him.
Well, that didn't take long.
it should be noted that the two facts are not in any way linked
Except by the definition of "first world country". Other than that, absolutely nothing.
And theyre from a communist country
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
which in turn are notionally backed by gold deposits stored in some other location that my bank doesn't know about
We abandoned the gold standard years ago, old man. No currency on Earth is backed by gold right now.
Always leave room to add an explanation if it doesn't work out.