The American System, created by Alexander Hamilton as Treasury Secretary, was a protectionist framework that deliberately built US industrial capacity through tariffs, and this same model was successfully replicated by Germany, Japan, Korea, and China in the 20th and 21st centuries.
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Mark AndreessenEvidence Quote
“there was something in the 19th century uh actually originally created by Alexander Hamilton uh when he was treasury secretary called the American system... China's basically been running the American system playbook”
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:43:04 AM
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