# @raydalio on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJHX4Y8vNCp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65335808-raydalio-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1f368790dd.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-05-01T15:01:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ray Dalio (@RayDalio) — https://gondola.cc/RayDalio

## Caption

So much of our current political and economic climate can be explained by debt cycles— and how those cycles build on each other over time.

I explain why in my new book, How Countries Go Broke. 

But if you’d like more context on how all of these pieces come together, I recommend you watch my 30-minute explainer “How the Economic Machine Works” on YouTube (linked in my bio).

#principles #howcountriesgobroke #economics #debt

## Stats

- **Views:** 27,345
- **Likes:** 3,846
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- **Comments:** 76

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| Julian Smith | @byjuliansmith | https://gondola.cc/byjuliansmith | Graphic Designer |
| Julian Smith | @byjuliansmith | https://gondola.cc/byjuliansmith | Video Editor |

## Tags

economics, principles, howcountriesgobroke, debt

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