nikcers
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The reputation of the regime in Washington, DC, could stand to suffer. No matter how little anyone thinks of it, they still esteem it too highly.
How much of a price are you willing to pay just so you can destroy your political enemies?
If the cost is vassalation to China or to a hegemonic global power is it worth it?
How many generations of your family are you willing to pay and subject your family to vassalation or risk of extinction?
I consider the painless option of simply taxing them for the cost and not going bankrupt much less painful and bloodless and less risky.