Originally Posted by ToiletDuck

It's true the US has been losing "market share" with the world since the 80s. This was actually done on purpose. At some point you need to have people to trade with or you won't have anything at all. By helping other countries develop and utilize their natural resources the US has been directly responsible for global growth and civilization advancement. Overtime is almost guaranteed that things will continue to equal out more and currencies will balance out. However don't think one of them can just plummet without sending ripples across everyone else. Even a massive drop in another foreign currency could hurt the US with all of it's international interest. One of the advantages of globalization is that it keeps the developed countries on the same page. If any of those countries were to go it'd be felt across the board.