Why Gold, Silver, and Platinum Still Shines During Total Economic Collapse

This article is written from the perspective of an acquaintance.

I’m a jeweller and gold dealer based in France. When Yugoslavia was imploding some years ago, a man brought to my shop a bag of gold coins to sell. He told me he had left Yugoslavia with wife and children and abandoned his house, his property investments and shops. All he had left was his family, a big stack of worthless banknotes and the gold coins, which he sold for a good price. I hope he managed to build back his wealth, it’s generally easier the second time around.

Gold is a store of value, it has always had value, and it always will. On average, it’s worth the same today, in purchasing power, as it was worth 100 years ago or 2000 years ago. People here talk about “apocalyptic events”. Ok, let’s talk about that. What do you mean? Alien invasion? World collapse? Just how is the world going to collapse so that money has zero value? War? Even in a war, gold has value, as people will trade just about anything to get out. Don’t look to Hollywood or books as to what you think of as a likely apocalyptic event. We live in the real world, not a fantasy world, and I suggest you consider what could REALLY happen in our REAL world.

Obviously, even if paper money loses most of its value, it will still have some. By having some gold, you can change it for much more paper money than you would have had if you had kept your wealth in cash. The law of supply and demand will always prevail and there will always be traders prepared, for example, to sell you gold at one million dollars per ounce and buy it back at $980,000 per ounce. This gives a value in dollars for gold and gives the paper dollars a value, as everyone knows they can get almost a millionth of an ounce of gold for every paper dollar. If the government prints more paper, the price of gold and all other goods will simply go up. A hundred years ago, a dollar would get you roughly a twentieth of an ounce of gold, today you will only get one 1757/th of an ounce. The dollar has been losing value in relation to gold since 1933 and will continue to do so, unless the US government starts buying gold in every time new dollars are printed (as it should do). The US dollar was once worth five times as much as the Swiss franc, today it’s worth less than one Swiss franc….. You need to understand that gold isn’t going up in price, it’s your money that’s going down in value (unless you live in Switzerland).

In Africa and South America, paper money regularly loses value and people have taken to keeping their spare wealth in gold and silver coins and jewellery. No government can make your gold or silver worthless; it can always be sold somewhere for its full value.

And I’m getting pretty sick of people saying you can trade with fresh water, tobacco, toilet paper or food. There has never been a long-term situation where gold or silver couldn’t be traded for essential goods. You can’t do much trade with bottles of water. And in each case, precious metals could also be traded for banknotes, no matter how low in value they were, so that small transactions could be done with notes. Sure, you can keep some water and food, but don’t dream you will be doing any trade with them.

In WWII in the Netherlands, when my mother and uncle were starving in the city, my grandmother set off into the countryside to try and get some food for her family. She came upon a farm and asked to trade for some food. The farmer told my grandmother she was unlikely to have anything that would interest him. He showed her a room full of antique silverware and candlesticks, clocks and linen he had taken in exchange for food from starving citizens. He said he would not take any banknotes, only gold, as the war was ending, but my grandmother had no gold. She then mentioned that she had some salt. This interested the farmer a lot, and she traded some salt for food and pushed it back to town in a baby stroller (which she had borrowed against a promise of a share of her purchases.) So, you can see that even in a war, gold has some value, as, apparently, does salt and strollers. Tobacco and coffee also had some value at the time, but again, gold was far more portable and non-perishable. If your family is starving to death, you will pay whatever it takes to buy food. It’s a seller’s market and if he wants gold, you’ll trade it to survive, whatever the price.

It’s thus worth keeping at least a part of your wealth in gold, to protect against what might go wrong. You won’t get rich with it, but it won’t lose its value and if you ever have to flee with your family, it can be damned useful and might even save your life.

The fall of Shanghai, 1948, people struggling to change their gold.

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The Most Important Lessons Learned Surviving The Great Depression

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Starting in the year 1929, the United States fell and fell hard. This event in history was infamously coined “The Great Depression”.

It became known as the worst US economic disaster of modern times. With the full burden of it landing squarely on the shoulders of the American working class who struggled to survive the great depression.

In fact, some didn’t survive. Many died.

But everyone suffered. And every American life touched by this tragedy was never quite the same.

The Great Depression brought the prosperous American empire to its knees. Money and industry dried up almost overnight, along with the nation’s food resources.

It was the worst of times to be an American.

In reality, the probability of a similar economic disaster shaking this nation again is not as low as you might imagine.

Sure, there are new checks and balances – “safety valves” to ensure that the US stock market can’t crash as fast. But even as recently as 2008, America’s economy was badly shaken and sank once again via The Great Recession.

But the truth of the matter is Wall Street and big banks never actually learn the lessons of the past. And with Fed holding interest rates at or near zero (at the time this article was published), the government’s bag of tricks is running on empty.

The next economic fall could match or exceed that of The Great Depression.

History often repeats itself, and the best way to avoid past suffering is to learn from the mistakes of our forbearers – and try to prepare ourselves for harder times yet to come.

As Edmund Burke once famously quoted,” Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.”

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The 12 Most Important Lessons Learned Surviving The Great Depression


Lesson 1 – “Job Security” Is A Dangerous Myth

The stock market is just a numerical representation of reality. When it crashes, it’s the underlying businesses that make up the stock exchange that struggle to perform.

And once a crash starts, it’s difficult to stop. When fear turns into all-out panic people, stop spending, which leads to lower business profits, which pushes stock prices even lower, which then leads to even less spending.

Economic depression is a vicious cycle, where businesses are not selling their inventories because people are not buying.

All businesses will immediately start downsizing their staff of employees to help offset their future drop in revenues.

The weaker businesses will find that massive layoffs are not enough. They can’t keep the doors open, and everyone who worked for them is out of a job.

This downward cycle ushered in the era of The Great Depression.

Unemployment rates skyrocketed. The unemployed masses spent their remaining savings on only the bare essentials (i.e. food, rent) until even those dollars ran out.

After that, many were left with shanty towns and food lines as their only remaining options.

So even if you think your job is secure, are you 100% certain?

Lets image that your company does survive but to do so must layoff a few employees from each department. How can you be certain you won’t be among those few?

If you’re a relatively young employee, you might be let go because hey “you’ll land on your feet”. If you’re a more seasoned employee, cutting your salary will make a bigger difference to a struggling business’s bottom line.

You can’t assume how these things will shake out…

In stable times, people like to talk about their “job security”. They fool themselves into believing that their job or their industry can weather any storm. It’s a suckers bet.

Instead, you should assume that you could lose your job in an instant and live, plan and prepare accordingly.

Lesson  2 – Self-Defense Matters In Tough Times

As times got tougher, people got more desperate. People who could not afford to feed themselves or their families forced to more extreme means of providing or risk starvation.

Organized crime took off like a rocket ship. The mobs in New York and California became some of the wealthiest organizations in the country because of their control of the liquor smuggling operations.

Desperate times call for desperate measures surviving The Great Depression. A father or mother with starving children will abandon their morals and steal from others.

You should assume your resources will come under attack. Especially if you’ve stockpiled food, vital supplies, and resources others want. Get prepared to protect what’s yours.

Lesson 3 – Diversify Your Skill Set

Many of the previous well-off families were forced into lives of extreme poverty. As the cushy jobs vanished and monetary assets tanked, people who had no real useful skills suffered the most.

Previously wealthy parents, watched in horror as their children died of starvation or illnesses they could not afford to fight off.

Mothers and fathers died by sacrificing their own needs for their children. Leaving their children alone, to fend for themselves.

When times get tough, you’ll need to figure out how to scratch out a living. Learn how to provide an essential service to others and trade or barter for it.

Figure out how to secure critical resources and turn those into necessary goods or services. It’s best if you acquire those self-reliant survival skills today. If you wait, it may be too late.

Lesson 4 – You Must Stay Mentally Prepared

Brothers and sisters, lovers and friends were subject to extreme suffering and (as the name of the era implies) depression.

Many folks were simply not equipped to handle the cultural shift from prosperity to poverty – or chose not to – and opted to take their own lives.

If you want to be a rock in a sea of misery, you need to sharpen your mind. The best way to do this is through the philosophy of Stoicism.

One aspect of Stoicism promotes the practice self-deprivation during good times to mentally prepare you for bad times.

One such example is fasting for a week. To experience the sensation of extreme hunger and understand that while uncomfortable in the short term, it’s survivable.

A second example would be to sleep for a week on a cold hard floor and not in a soft, comfortable bed. This practice will help strengthen your resolve and spirit should that ever become your actual reality.

Not only will this practice give you more appreciation for the good things you have in your life today, but also provide mental preparations when life’s circumstances take a turn for the worst.

Lesson 5 – You Need Strong Family Bonds

Marriage rates early on in the Great Depression plummeted mostly because single men could not afford to support themselves, let alone a family. So proposals dried up and became something of a rarity from 1929 to 1934.

Surprisingly, divorce rates throughout the era decreased!

However, this has been attributed to spousal abandonment. Men did not have the means to legally leave their wives. So while formal divorce rates were low, abandonment rates during the Great Depression were at an all-time high.

The Great Depression brought about a lot of “poor man’s divorces”, and a surplus of single ladies.

If you want to stay with your spouse through such trying times, then focus on strengthening your bonds of love, trust, and communication today.

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Lesson 6 – Honest Work Can Be Hard To Find

Single or abandoned women experience especially hard times.

Being a woman in that era made it harder to get work. And if work could be found they rarely got paid a decent wage. Making women exponentially more vulnerable to moral compromises. Which lead to rising rates of prostitution across the US.

Many women who could not find honest work turned to “the oldest profession in history.” It was a desperate means for surviving The Great Depression.

Again, having some active and useful skills can help to avoid the toughest of compromises. Sewing, gardening, seed saving, farming, butchering, etc.

Lesson 7 – Vices Were In High Demand

Rates of alcoholism escalated despite the prohibition laws that were enforced in the US at this time.  Most of the available booze was either expensive imports, diluted imports, or homebrewed hooch. All of which have their shortcomings and most of which were controlled by the mob, or independent bootleggers.

Neither of whom were good folks to owe money. And amazingly, regardless of all that, the number of alcoholic Americans rose steadily throughout the Depression.

When times are tough a lot of people peer down the bottom of a bottle looking for answers.

So if you happen to have a stockpile of these highly desirable vices you can sell or trade them at a nice profit to help keep your loved ones safe.

Lesson 8 – Stretching Your Dollars

Many Americans switched from more expensive cigars to smoking cigarettes, which were significantly cheaper. Not that one or the other is better for you, but its proves an interesting trend.

In trying times, people make certain compromises. They can no longer afford luxury for luxuries sake. They downgrade to cheaper options while surviving The Great Depression, in an attempt to stretch what little was left.

Learning how to effectively stretch your dollars today can help prepare for you tough times ahead. Eliminating unnecessary food and energy waste. Limiting the number of miles you drive your car. Bottom line: Living an efficient life.

All these ideas will help you keep more of your hard-earned dollars today and make them last longer tomorrow.

Lesson 9 – Diets and Health Suffered

Obviously, preventative health care was not high on anyone’s priority list, so the general health of the American population, from 1930 to 1933 suffered greatly. No one bothered going to the doctor unless it was a serious emergency.

Doctors cost money, as does medicine and dental work. Instead, money was allocated to short-term essentials such as food, rent, and clothes – the important stuff.

While I never advocate skipping doctor or dentist visits, you can help keep visit costs low with good personal hygiene.

Keep a well supplied and updated medical kit in your home at all times. Continue regular dental hygiene and eat a balanced diet. These actions will help keep your immune system in good working order.

Plan on stockpiling essential health-related supplies (like survival antibiotics) and then smartly rationing them during hard times.

Lesson 10 – Mass Migration Was Common

Mass migration physically rearranged and shuffled the demographics of America like a professional blackjack dealer.

The Great Depression an era of movement and vagrancy, a time where jobs were sought out by adventurers who train hopped from one town to the next, or walked the roads and hitchhiked when they could.

Caravan loads of migrants moved westward, from the east towards a new life in California. John Steinbeck described the migrations impeccably well in his 1939 novel Grapes of Wrath:

“And then the dispossessed were drawn west–from Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico; from Nevada and Arkansas, families, tribes, dusted out, tractored out. Car-loads, caravans, homeless and hungry; twenty thousand and fifty thousand and a hundred thousand and two hundred thousand.

They streamed over the mountains, hungry and restless–restless as ants, scurrying to find work to do–to lift, to push, to pick, to cut–anything, any burden to bear, for food. The kids are hungry. We got no place to live. Like ants scurrying for work, for food, and most of all for land.”

When local prospects are nil, you must move to survive. If you would prefer to avoid such a fate, then focus on your family’s self-reliance. If you can thrive where you are, then you’ll have no reason to join the masses.

Lesson 11 – Creative Art Is A Silver Lining

People went to more movies during the Great Depression. Americans went to at least one movie a week on average (often, more). It was a way to escape from the sad realities of life during the Great Depression for an hour or two.

It was a chance to laugh with other people, get excited, frightened, angry or sad with a crowd of strangers and friends – cinema during the Depression was a flickering, dancing light in a very dark corner of time.

There were a lot of classic films that came out of the Depression. Movies like Frankenstein, It Happened One Night, Gone With The Wind, King Kong, The Wizard of Oz, and Dracula.

There were also a lot of great works of literary art as a result of the Depression.

Some of the most impactful photography came from this era as well, like Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Arthur Rothstein, Ben Shahn, John Vachon, Russel Lee, and Gordon Parks are among some of the most recognizable Great Depression photographers.

However, symphonic music, which was in high fashion throughout the 20’s, suffered severely from the depression. Paying for symphony tickets was largely out of the question, getting dressed up was a superfluous endeavor, and besides all of that, advancements in Radio Tech meant that most music lovers could get different stations right in their living room.

The one positive product of tragic events, intense situations, and weird history like that of surviving The Great Depression is the art that it invariably bears.

War, natural disaster, economic meltdown, famine, genocide and anything else so gruesomely depraved will always inspire the creative soul.

Lesson 12 – Self-Reliance Is Key

The biggest hurdle of the Great Depression was a simple one: lives changed drastically – and they changed fast. Americans went from the lavish roaring twenties, where elegance and jazzy splendor perfused the nation, to scrubbing out a meager existence.

Those who survived it were never the same. They reused more. They shopped for bargains, not luxuries. They fully understood that a trip to the grocery store may be the last for a very long time.

That’s the biggest lesson learned from surviving the Great Depression: Self-Reliance skills are essential to getting you through the harsh times. The survival skills that our modern world has since lost. It’s time we discover them again.

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First Barter Items and Services to Trade When SHTF (When Society Collapses, Bartering is What’ll Keep you and Your Family Alive)

When society collapses, bartering is what’ll keep you and your family alive—it will be as important to your SHTF plan as building a prepper pantry, fortifying your home against threats, and securing a bug out location.

Here’s what you need to know about trading barter items and services:

How Does Bartering Work?

Before money became a thing, bartering was the main way folks did business.

Basically, a dude would head over to the market and trade goods or services in exchange for something a vendor would offer, like a dozen eggs for fancy wine or grains for fresh cheese.

The barter was considered done when both parties agreed that they got a fair deal.

These days, bartering has become a lot less common, but there are still places around the world that practice it. Of course, since this ain’t ancient Greece, folks now trade things like smartphones, kitchen tools, and even cars.

Bartering will start gaining popularity again when SHTF, and by that time, society will be a lot more desperate—which brings us to the next section:

Why Your SHTF Plan Should Include Bartering

During TEOTWAWKI, many common resources will become scarce. Folks will be itching to get their hands on these things.

Think a wad of dollar bills will be worth anything during that time? Heck no.

A roll of toilet paper will be much more valuable.

As you build your stockpile, you should also consider stashing barter items. You’ll have enough to keep your family warm and fed while also having extra to trade for things or services you want. Think of it as insurance that’ll help you survive when money isn’t worth dirt.

You don’t need to wait for things to go south to start bartering. In fact, it would even do you better to practice it now so that you’ll be a master at negotiation by the time S hits the fan.

Here are some tips:

  • Join online bartering groups.
  • Do your research. What do you know about this person’s needs? What are they looking for?
  • Lay down expectations. What exactly do you want out of the exchange?
  • Try picturing how the meetup will go. How will you get the other guy to accept your offer?
  • Listen well. While it’s tempting to block out the person’s blabbering, you can use this to your advantage and gain intel about them. You can adopt their mannerisms and speech to build their trust.
  • Don’t scam the other party. Who knows what they’ll do to get back at you?
  • Set deadlines to get them to decide faster.
  • Don’t finalize the deal unless the agreement’s crystal clear for both of you.

Keep reading to get an idea about the things you can barter:

What Can You Barter?

Your success at bartering hinges on what you’ve got to offer. As we mentioned earlier, having an impressive stockpile will help. But besides that, you can also offer your skills and even the stuff you make.

To give you a better picture, here’s what you can barter with others:

Barter Items

Emergency essentials like water and food will never fail to be in demand, but folks will also crave the things that bring them comfort.

We take all these into account in this list of must-have barter items:

Water Filters

Typically, people can only survive 3 days without water, which makes it the most valuable out of all the emergency essentials. While it’s not smart to give your actual water supply to folks outside your family, you can collect a bunch of water filters and purifiers for trading purposes.

Food

Food is another one of the most important barter items you can stockpile. While people will always need staples like beans and rice, don’t underestimate the value of comfort food. Folks would trade a bunch of stuff for chunky peanut butter, a box of mac and cheese, or Twinkies.

Here are some of the food you can barter:

  • Canned goods
  • Rice
  • Beans
  • Nuts
  • Honey
  • Peanut butter
  • Cocoa
  • Freeze-dried food
  • Spices
  • Salt
  • Sweets
  • Chocolate
  • Chips
  • Fruits, veggies, and herbs from your survival garden

Fire Starters

Without fire, life’s gonna suck big time. You’ll either get salmonella from eating uncooked food, lose your way in the dark, or turn into a human icicle.

That’s why fire starters have a spot on this list of top barter items. Folks would be happy to trade almost anything for a ferro rod, BIC lighter, or waterproof matches.

Personal Care Supplies

A major disaster won’t stop most folks from wanting to look and feel clean. Heck, they’d willingly risk their lives for the last roll of toilet paper at Costco. You can bet these barter items will be highly coveted:

  • Toilet paper
  • Bar soap
  • Hand sanitizer
  • Shampoo
  • Hairbrushes
  • Combs
  • Lotion
  • Feminine hygiene products
  • Shaving cream
  • Razors
  • Diapers
  • Toothpaste
  • Toothbrushes
  • Dental floss
  • Cotton swabs
  • Chapstick

Condoms

‘Nuff said.

Garbage Bags

Garbage bags are versatile little things. They can catch rainwater, cover leaks, and of course, store waste—among other things. These uses make them ideal to have in emergencies.

Blankets

There’s nothing wrong with using a tarp as a makeshift blanket, but nothing beats a real one. It just helps you sleep better at night.

Tea and Coffee

Most people need caffeine to start the day. Without it, they’re more terrifying than any horror movie villain. But when disaster strikes, they’ll need coffee and tea even more. These will give them the energy to stay focused and alert.

Take pity on your neighbors and fill that caffeine void in their hearts. We’re sure they’d barter pretty much anything for it.

Booze

A disaster’s tough for anyone. While there are different ways to cope, sometimes, only a nice drink can take the edge off. You’re not just the one person who feels that way. The old guy down the street and that one lady with all those kids also feel the same.

As you can see, alcohol is gonna be extra valuable—and not only as a drink. It’s got other uses, too, like fueling a fire and as an antiseptic.

Duct Tape

A roll of this tape can do many things, like making cordage, repairing glasses that have broken in half, and fashioning a tourniquet. It’s versatile, lightweight, and won’t cost you much—making it one of the best barter items.

Meds

Basic over-the-counter meds will be hard to come by during TEOTWAWKI, as pharmacies and convenience stores may run out of them. Here are some of the meds you should stock up on:

  • Pain relievers
  • Antihistamines
  • Antacids
  • Decongestants
  • Anti-diarrheals
  • Antifungal meds

Basic First Aid Supplies

Folks can get seriously injured during catastrophes, so first aid supplies are gonna be high-value barter items that can save their lives.

  • Bandages
  • Cotton swabs
  • N95 masks
  • Gloves
  • Splints
  • Scissors
  • Hot and cold packs

Baby Supplies

It goes without saying that babies need a lot of maintenance. To parents, these barter items would be the ultimate jackpot during SHTF:

  • Pacifiers
  • Baby bottles
  • Formula
  • Baby clothes
  • Diapers (whether cloth or disposable)
  • Diaper rash ointment
  • Baby wipes

Pet Supplies

Whether it’s a large German Shepherd, a mixed-breed cat, or a tiny mouse named Stuart, pets are members of the family. Their needs are also gonna matter to their owners.

Batteries

Without electricity, people will rely on batteries to power things like radios and flashlights. You can stash away a lot of them, but make sure you check every now and then for expired ones.

Radios

During a catastrophe, a radio may be the only way to get important updates and information. It’s an essential item that non-preppers might overlook.

Flashlights

Average joes never seem to have enough flashlights and in most cases, their lights are about as reliable as your granddad’s ancient jalopy. In that case, we’re confident that tactical flashlights will be great bartering items. Tactical flashlights are bright and heavy-duty. Plus, many of them are rechargeable.

Clothing

Got a ton of old clothes you don’t wear anymore? Before you donate ’em to your local Goodwill, choose a few to keep for bartering. Folks will definitely be looking for jackets, gloves, and boots when things go south.

Entertainment

We can’t leave out entertainment from this list. Unlike the robots that may take over the world, humans do get bored. And they’ll eventually lose their minds if the only thing keeping them entertained is watching raindrops race down the window.

  • Board games
  • Musical instruments
  • Cards
  • Paper, pens, crayons, markers, and other coloring supplies

Services

Besides trading barter items, you can barter skills. The more skilled you are, the more opportunities you’ll have.

The best thing about offering your expertise in exchange for goods or services is that you won’t be giving away anything you need. You’ll just be using your hands and your brain.

These examples show how you can use your survival skills to get something in return:

  • First aid: After patching up someone’s wound, they can pay you back by giving you the juiciest watermelons from their garden.
  • Cooking and baking: You can make a hearty dish or some tasty dessert to thank someone for fixing your fence.
  • Sewing and crocheting: These ain’t only for your gramma and her pals. Many folks will need clothes and blankets, which you can sew for them in exchange for a few bottles of milk.
  • Fishing: You can help the family across the street catch a huge sea bass for their dinner while they give you fresh eggs from their chickens.
  • Woodworking: If the house belonging to the elderly lady next door got damaged after a flood devastated the community, so you use your skills to help her rebuild it. Meanwhile, she compensates you by babysitting your kids.

Don’t Forget These, Too!

Your safety should always be your first priority, even if you’ve been hankering for fresh omelets. Keep these in mind:

  • Don’t do business with folks you know nothing about.
  • Do the exchange in a public space.
  • Don’t go alone.
  • Make sure no one follows you back home.
  • Don’t let anyone discover that you have a stockpile.

Also, not to be Captain Obvious, but don’t ever trade things that you’re running out of or will need yourself.

Final Thoughts

When SHTF, credit cards will be nothing more than pieces of plastic—and even cash will be useless.

You may have squirreled away enough supplies to keep your entire family alive, but you can never be too confident. To be safe, you’ll  know how to barter.

So set aside some barter items to trade, keep brushing up on your survival skills, and remember to keep things fair.

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A Glimpse Into the Globalist Wealth Hoard

1. Central Banks and the BIS

At the top of the financial pyramid sits the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Switzerland , the “central bank of central banks.” It acts as a clearinghouse for financial operations between major nations and secretly controls monetary policy for over 60 central banks worldwide.
They operate with complete legal immunity from national governments and taxation.

Central banks themselves , like the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England, and others , print fiat currency at will, control interest rates, and manipulate economic conditions to serve the interests of the elite, not the public.

2. The Old Banking Families

Names like:

  • Rothschild
  • Rockefeller
  • Warburg
  • Morgan
  • Vanderbilt

These families accumulated obscene amounts of wealth through monopolies on banking, oil, railroads, and shipping during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries , and much of that wealth was quietly transitioned into trusts, holding companies, and offshore accounts.

Estimates of the Rothschild family’s total wealth range from hundreds of billions to trillions of dollars, though it’s nearly impossible to trace because it’s hidden in foundations, trusts, and behind nominal ownership.

3. Tax Havens & Offshore Accounts

According to a study by the Tax Justice Network, the global elite hide $21 to $32 trillion in offshore accounts , in places like:

  • Cayman Islands
  • Luxembourg
  • Switzerland
  • Singapore
  • Panama

This hoarded wealth escapes taxation, public scrutiny, and accountability.

4. Black Budget & Missing Trillions

The U.S. government alone has been caught “losing track” of trillions:

  • In 2001, Donald Rumsfeld admitted the Pentagon couldn’t account for $2.3 trillion.
  • Catherine Austin Fitts, former HUD Assistant Secretary, has documented the “missing money” schemes siphoning public funds into off-books projects , believed by many to fund secret space programs, underground bases, and elite escape plans.

5. Land, Media, and Pharma Ownership

A handful of investment firms, BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street, now collectively own controlling stakes in:

  • Over 90% of U.S. media
  • Most pharmaceutical companies
  • Key military contractors
  • Major agricultural companies (including those producing GMOs and pesticides)

They also control massive real estate portfolios , quietly buying up farmland, housing, and critical infrastructure worldwide.

6. The Vatican’s Hidden Fortune

The Vatican Bank holds untold billions in gold, real estate, and art. Documents have shown it profited from wars, colonial plundering, and financial schemes. Rumors persist about secret underground vaults loaded with treasures taken during centuries of conquest and conflict.

Why Is This Hoarded Wealth a Problem?

Because it’s not idle money — it’s used to:

  • Control governments through campaign funding and lobbying.
  • Manipulate markets via hedge funds and currency speculation.
  • Fund social engineering through foundations (think Gates, Soros, and Rockefeller initiatives).
  • Suppress new technology that could liberate humanity (free energy, advanced medicine, etc.).
  • Drive wars and migration crises to destabilize nations and consolidate power.

And while the average person struggles with inflation, debt, and taxes , these entities hoard enough wealth to end global poverty dozens of times over.

The idea of a global elite controlling humanity through debt, manipulation, and hoarded wealth isn’t a theory. It’s a fact that history’s empires have always functioned this way. The names and technology have changed, but the strategy hasn’t.

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IN ONE HOUR EVERYTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE

The prophet Isaiah warns us that in the last days God is going to “turn the world upside down.” He declares, “Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down” (Isaiah 24:1).

According to this prophecy, sudden judgment is coming upon the earth, and it will change everything in a single hour. Within that short span, the whole world will witness fast-falling destruction upon a city and a nation, and the world will never be the same.

If you are attached to material things — if you love this world and the things of it — you won’t want to hear what Isaiah has prophesied. In fact, even to the most righteous of God’s people, what Isaiah says might seem unthinkable. Many would surely ask, “How can an entire world be stricken in one hour?”

If we didn’t believe the Bible is God’s pure Word, few of us would take Isaiah’s prophecy seriously. But Scripture makes it clear: in a single hour, the world is going to change. The church is going to change. And every individual on earth is going to change.

The apostle John gives a similar warning in Revelation. He speaks of destructive judgment coming upon a city and nation: “In one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her…. For in one hour so great riches is come to nought” (Revelation 18:8, 17).

In Isaiah’s prophecy, the city under judgment is cast into confusion. Every house is shut up, with no one coming or going. “The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in” (Isaiah 24:10). The entire city is left desolate: “In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction” (24:12). All entrances and exits to the city are gone. The passage indicates that a fire has come, a blast that has shaken the very foundations of the earth (see 24:6).

We who live in New York City know something about this kind of scene. When the Twin Towers were attacked, the ominous fires and smoke could be seen ascending to heaven for miles. Recently, New Yorkers panicked as a mass of steam erupted from below a city street. People ran in all directions screaming, “Is this it? Is this the end-all attack?”

Today, multitudes of secular prophets are saying a nuclear attack is inevitable. The target they mention most often is New York, but it could happen in any major city: London, Paris, Tel Aviv, Washington. Neither Isaiah nor John names the city upon which destructive judgment falls.I don’t intend this message to frighten anyone.

Let me make clear at this point: I don’t intend this message to frighten anyone. Paul tells us that as disciples of Jesus Christ, we have already passed from death into life. We who call on Jesus as Lord should be confident that no matter what happens in this world, his shed blood saves and redeems us.

Therefore, we are not to fear any newscast, but rather to be attentive to what the Lord is doing in the world. Like many people, I hear grievous reports that make me want to tune everything out. But the truth is, God moves in the midst of such times, and through them he speaks warnings to all who would hear his voice.Isaiah’s prophecy points clearly to our generation.

I believe, along with many eminent Bible scholars, that Isaiah’s prophecy points to the last days. By that, I mean our present time. In short, sudden judgment is coming, and Scripture strongly indicates it is now at the door.

At this point you may be wondering: “How can we be sure we’re the generation this prophecy points to?” We can know by two reasons that such judgments are imminent:

1.A growing number of prophets warn of an apocalyptic disaster at the door. When I use the word “prophets,” I speak not just of those in the church. I’m talking also about “secular prophets.”

There are several precedents for secular prophets in Scripture. God used Assyria as his rod of correction with Israel. And he appointed King Cyrus as his servant to assist Israel: “(The Lord) saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure” (Isaiah 44:28).

Likewise today, God uses secular prophets to send warnings. These become “his prophets” for a season. And their prophecies can be harder than those delivered by believers. The message I’m writing here is mild compared to the prophecies being delivered by all manner of secular voices. Just check your newspaper or radio reports.

“Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets” (Amos 3:7).

2.Sudden destruction comes when the cup of violence overflows. Sensuality, perversion and greed are running rampant throughout our society. Yet, when God sent the Flood upon the earth, it was because of a worldwide eruption of violence: “The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence” (Genesis 6:11).

Right now, there are numerous wars and bloody uprisings taking place around the globe. Yet foremost in my mind is the violence being waged against children worldwide:

  • I think of the sexual violence of pedophiles. Children all over the world are being raped, kidnapped and forced into enslavement in the global sex trade. Recently, a pedophile in the U.S. was discovered running a web site that advises other pedophiles on the easiest places to pick up children. There is no law in place to stop this man. The world’s largest church denomination has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to settle the claims of those who were molested in childhood by clergy. Tell me, how long will God endure the pitiful cries of children who are molested by those who would represent Christ?
  • Thousands of children in Africa are being slaughtered in tribal wars, hacked to death by machetes. Young boys — even those under ten years of age — are enlisted into tribal militias and forced to murder men in initiation rites.
  • Here in the U.S., the blood of millions of aborted babies cries out from the ground.
  • Reports of school murders no longer shock many of us but continue to terrorize our children. We may grow hardened to such reports, but God’s heart is grieved by them.

I tell you, there is no worse violence than the brutalizing of children. Heaven is crying out, “Woe, woe! Your judgments have no cure.”1. In one hour, God is going to change the whole world.

A sudden cataclysmic event will strike, the first of the final judgments of God. This great event will cause the earth to reel. And Isaiah says that when it hits, there will be no place to escape: “The lofty [proud] city, he layeth it low…even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust” (Isaiah 26:5). “The inhabitants of the earth are burned” (24:6).

Once this happens, utter chaos will erupt. All civic activities will stop, and society will descend into massive disorder. Government agencies will be helpless to restore any kind of sanity. No state troopers, no national guard, no army will be able to bring order to the upheaval.

You well remember that when the Twin Towers were destroyed, help poured into New York from all over the world. An army of people came to assist in whatever way they could. But the scene in Isaiah’s prophecy is different: this calamity is clearly beyond humankind’s capacity to respond.

Once this judgment strikes, it will devastate the economy. Rich merchants will stand by watching in torment, weeping and mourning, as they face bankruptcy. In an instant, all the wealth they amassed will be reduced to nothing. John describes the scene: “The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city… For in one hour so great riches is come to nought” (Revelation 18:15–17).

Overnight, all buying and selling will cease. Every restaurant and bar will be shut down, and all drinking and music making will end. Indeed, every trace of mirth and delight, joy and gladness, will vanish: “All the merryhearted do sigh. The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth. They shall not drink wine with a song…. The mirth of the land is gone” (Isaiah 24:7–9, 11).

Yes, this is a picture of gloom and doom. But it is not my prophecy. This word was given by the Holy Spirit of Almighty God, to be delivered by his righteous prophet Isaiah. Even the secular world is preparing for it to happen. Billions are being spent on homeland security in the U.S., England, Europe and Israel. Why? Military experts warn that a world-impacting terrorist attack is sure to come.

You may ask: “Why would the whole world change, if a nuclear attack occurs in just one city?” It will happen because of the fear of retaliation. If a rogue nation sends such an attack, you can be sure that within hours that nation will be wiped out. Consider the plan Israel has in place, known as the Samson Option. The moment a nuclear warhead is launched against them, within moments Israel will unleash nuclear missiles to devastate the capital cities of all enemy states.

The world has become a ticking bomb, and time is quickly running out.2. In one hour, God is going to change the church.

This hour of devastation will suddenly change churches, whether they are alive or dead. Isaiah writes, “There shall be the shaking as of an olive tree” (Isaiah 24:13). The image is of God shaking an olive tree after it has been picked of fruit. In short, he’s going to shake everything that can be shaken, sparing nothing. It will be a time of cataclysmic destruction and overwhelming darkness.

So, you ask, “What about God’s people in the midst of all this? What will happen to the church?” Isaiah gives us an incredible word about what will happen with believers.

In the midst of the terrible shaking, a song will be heard, and its sound will grow steadily stronger. Suddenly, in that darkest of hours, a worldwide chorus of voices will sing praises to the majesty of God: “They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea” (24:14).

Do you get the picture? There will be panic everywhere. Men’s hearts will fail them for fear, as fires belch smoke seen for hundreds of miles. Disorder and chaos will reign on all sides. Yet amid the devastating fires and calamity, the world will hear a glorious song being sung: “Glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Israel… From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous [One]” (Isaiah 24:15–16).

A holy remnant is going to awaken, and a song will be born in the fire. Instead of panicking, the people of God will be praising his awesome majesty. Imagine it: in the darkest hour of all time, a collective voice will rise by the millions out of every nation, not in fear or agony, but in joyful praise to the Lord.

How will this happen, you ask? In one hour, God is going to regenerate and restore his church. Dry bones will shake and rattle, and the righteous will be awakened, as the Holy Spirit calls multitudes of lukewarm believers back to their first love. In his mercy, he’s going to rouse those who have neglected him, ignoring his Word, avoiding prayer, perhaps even contemplating divorce. Suddenly, their souls will be flooded with pangs of remorse and godly sorrow. And many will fall on their knees, crying out in repentance.

There will be a revival of glorifying God’s majesty. And the song of this revival will be heard from the uttermost parts of the earth. East, west, north and south — from Arab lands to China, Indonesia, Africa and all parts of the earth — a glorious song will rise up from the midst of the fires. In one day’s time, those who survived the fires are going to be singing a new song throughout the world.Isaiah 25 tells us wonderful miracles will come in this time, as “God makes all things new.”

All around the world, the Lord’s people are going to “feast” on his Word: “In this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined” (Isaiah 25:6).

“And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations” (25:7). Right now, in this time of prosperity, the world’s masses seem to be covered with a veil, unable to see the truth of Jesus Christ. But when God rises up to shake the world through judgment, the shrouds covering the minds of billions will be cast aside. The veil of darkness will be removed, and many will see the Lord in his glory. The Holy Spirit won’t force Christ upon these opened eyes and hearts; rather, a remnant is going to rise up from among them.

I believe the darkest shroud-coverings today are over the eyes and hearts of youth worldwide. This is especially true of college-age students, whose faith has been bombarded for up to four years. Over that time their minds have been indoctrinated by godless professors in classrooms where belief is attacked, mocked and scorned. Now these young men’s and women’s faith has been shipwrecked. They leave college convinced God is dead.

But in one hour of devastation — nuclear, economic and social — all such hypocritical veils are going to fall away. Those same professors who mocked them will realize, as they face the possibility of death, a choice must be made: “What about eternity? Is there life after death?” They’re going to look for someone to explain to them all that’s happening.

When the song is sung, it’s going to be heard by young people from every walk of life, from every nation under the sun. Many will harden their hearts and curse God at the sound of this song, but multitudes of others will join in singing of his majesty.3. In one hour, God is going to change us as individuals.

In a single hour, the focus of our lives will be changed. We’ll no longer obsess about our own adversities and troubles. Suddenly, so many things that we held dear will no longer be of any value to us. Why? In that hour, everyone will be in the same boat:

“It shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him” (Isaiah 24:2).

The sudden judgment that comes will not be a respecter of anyone. Rather, it is going to touch all who are within the realm of its fury. Presidents, kings, the world’s richest and most famous — all will tremble just like the poorest of the earth. And this cataclysmic event will bring to naught every idol, purging iniquity and tearing down all false altars:

“By this [the calamity] therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up [be left standing]” (Isaiah 27:9).

The world’s most prominent idol is money, and right now America is facing a monstrous financial disaster. Investors are scrambling to move their money out of high-risk funds, and mortgage companies are going bankrupt. One recent financial headline read, “Abandon Ship!” Everyone is selling and nobody is buying. Many households are in a panic, as overnight their lives are changing. I think of the president of a multi-billion-dollar hedge fund, who recently put up for sale his 142-foot yacht and his sixteen-bedroom mansion in Aspen, Colorado. His fund had dried up virtually overnight.

The day is coming when sports will be the last thing on people’s minds. I have nothing against sports, but soon there will be no more 250-million-dollar deals for athletes, when so much of the world is starving. All idols will come crashing down, crushed to dust, and the playing field will be leveled. The richest and the poorest alike will face the same conditions.

It will all happen within a day. “When they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape” (1 Thessalonians 5:3).Why such apocalyptic warnings?

You may wonder: what good can come of these prophetic messages? Why should anyone have to live under such anxiety?

I remind you, Jesus warned Jerusalem of sudden devastation to come upon that city. It was going to be burned to the ground, with over a million people murdered. Christ explained his warning: “I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe” (John 14:29). He was saying, in essence, “When it happens, you’ll know there is a God who loves you and forewarned you.”

Paul calls such warnings “light,” insights that expel darkness. He says, in short: “You are children of light, because you know what’s coming in the future. So, when destruction comes, and there’s panic all around, you will have the calm of the Holy Spirit. Something will quicken inside you, and you’ll remember, ‘God warned me.’ This prophecy isn’t a message of wrath to God’s people, but a wakeup call to begin preparing.”

“God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him” (1 Thessalonians 5:9–10). Paul is speaking here of a time of possible destruction. Therefore, he says, “Comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do” (5:11).

In this day of prosperity, nobody wants to hear a message like Isaiah’s. I certainly don’t want to hear it. But we cannot ignore it, because it is here at our door. In such times, Paul says, when we have knowledge that sudden destruction is coming, we are not to tremble or sorrow as the world does. Instead, we are to comfort one another in faith, knowing that God rules over every aspect of our lives.

“Be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation” (5:8). Paul instructs, “Arm yourself with faith. Build up your belief now, before the day comes. Learn your song, and you’ll be able to sing it in your fire.” “Glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Israel” (Isaiah 24:15).

This is the hope of our most holy faith: our Lord causes a song to come out of the darkest of times. Start now to build up your holy faith in him, and learn to praise his majesty quietly in your heart. When you sing your song, it will strengthen and encourage your brothers and sisters. And it will testify to the world: “Our Lord reigns over the Flood!” ■

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First Unexpected Consequences of Severe Downturn

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Other than the obvious consequences, what might we expect from a partial economic collapse? A total collapse of the economy would throw the nation into utter chaos. But what if we endure an economic depression, or a severe and long-lasting downturn? I think that some of the effects are not so obvious.

1. The college and university system will collapse

As I explained in this previous post, the system of higher education is a house of cards. The cost of getting a college degree has risen sharply and steadily, while real income has remained relatively flat. The price rise is due to the easy availability of grants and loans for education. But with so many persons getting a college degree, its value in the marketplace has plummeted. Many college grads are out of work, or they are working in a job that does not require a degree. Eventually, this practice of paying more and more, for something that is worth less and less, will collapse the system. Colleges and universities will not have enough paying students, and professors will not agree to a drastic pay cut. Overhead expenses are far too high.

All that is needed is an economic collapse, or partial collapse, to topple this house of cards. Many universities and colleges will be forced by economics to shut down.

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2. Agricultural yields will plummet

The current U.S. agricultural system is based on the expectation of high yields. But high yields are obtained by high inputs — all the things that go into growing the crop, including lots of fertilizer, perhaps irrigation, herbicides, pesticides, labor, machinery. Then those high yields are sold and the money is then used to fund the inputs for the next crop cycle.

An economic collapse will mean that farmers will not be able to afford all the inputs needed for high yields. And when yields fall, the amount of money from that crop will be less. Then the next crop cycle will have even less money for inputs, resulting in even lower yields. And the process will continue — lower yields, less money, lower inputs — until many farmers are out of business and a food crisis results.

3. Violent crime will increase

When people lack money and food, they become desperate. And desperate people do desperate things. Theft and robbery will skyrocket, and people will be afraid in their homes, and afraid to go out in the community. Even a quick trip to the market will become risky. Sales of most goods will plummet, causing the economic crisis to worsen. Protests will turn violent. Home invasion robberies will become much more common. Many people will be killed or injured as a result of this increase in violent crimes.

4. Law enforcement will be overwhelmed

The law enforcement system in the U.S. is commercial. Officers are paid. We don’t keep a large excess of officers on the payroll, just in case crime sharply increases. So it is relatively easy for the system to be overwhelmed. And that means a call to 911 might not bring the police to your door in time, if at all. Those who have firearms for home defense will be much better off than those who rely solely on the police. But many households have no firearms. And that means that robberies will increase, and so will the economic damage and the number of injuries and deaths.

5. The healthcare system will be overwhelmed

The healthcare system is also commercial, and lacks a safety margin in the form of excess doctors and nurses. Hospitals operate at close to capacity. A sudden increase in persons who are sick or injured will overwhelm the system.

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The aforementioned increase in violent crime will undoubtedly increase injuries. But it is less obvious that a disruption to the food production and distribution system will increase illnesses. Plenty of good healthy food is the first line of defense against illness. Malnourished persons are much more likely to get sick. So an extended disruption to the food supply will cause an increase in illnesses.

6. Travel anywhere will become dangerous

As a result of all the above described problems, travel will be dangerous. Want to make a quick trip to the supermarket? You risk having your house robbed, if it is left unoccupied. And you risk being attacked on your way back from the market. Robbers might wait outside the market and follow anyone who looks like they purchased a lot of food.

There will be protests in many places, and violence will often break out. People who are hungry and afraid do not make the best decisions. Then there is the cultural aspect of the situation. We live in a culture that tells us to expect the government to take care of us, and to protest whenever anything doesn’t go our way. Ironically, self-sufficiency is abhorrent to our narcissistic culture.

I expect that the roadways will be dangerous, as violent criminals will see travelers as easier targets than homes.

7. The death rate will jump higher

People will be malnourished because of the disruption in the food supply, so they will get sick more easily. Violent crimes and violent protests will result in many more injuries than usual. And yet healthcare will be much more difficult to access. There will be a shortage of hospital beds. It will be difficult to get a doctor’s appointment. There may be a shortage of prescription and OTC medications.

All of these factors will make life a riskier endeavor.

Now if you are a seasoned prepper, who has long considered the dangers inherent in an economic collapse, you may have anticipated some of the above consequences. But I hope I’ve added to your understanding of the possible problems that we may soon face.

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What Caused the Stock Market to Crash?

A stock market fall can occur as a result of a large disastrous event, an economic crisis, or the bursting of a long-term speculative bubble. Reactionary public fear in response to a stock market fall can also be a key cause, prompting panic selling that further depresses prices.

  • A stock market crash is a sudden or severe drop in overall share prices, usually within a day.
  • Stock market crashes can be due to economic or natural disasters, speculation, or investor panic.
  • Investors can prepare for stock market crashes by diversifying portfolios and shifting to CDs or bonds.

The stock market is constantly moving, with prices of individual equities rising and falling throughout the trading day. Whenever the majority of them or a representative group of them, called a stock market index takes an especially large dive, a panicked cry often arises: “The stock market has crashed!”

Stock market crashes are certainly scary. Equities across the board decline in value. Investors lose enormous sums of money on paper, anyway. But what causes them? And what are the aftereffects?

Here is a closer look at what a stock market crash is and what you need to know before one impacts your portfolio.

What causes a stock market crash?

Historically, stock market crashes often occur after a long period of economic and market growth. Confidence in the economy, steady stock gains, and low unemployment are all drivers of bull markets, as these sustained rallies are known. As more and more stocks are purchased, prices go up both for individual equities and the stock indexes themselves.

But in the world of securities, prices can’t keep rising indefinitely, and bull markets can only last for so long. Sometimes it’s a general shift in sentiment, as in 1929, but usually, some precipitating event occurs.

Numerous things can cause a stock market to crash, including:

  • Panic: This is one of the most common contributing factors to a crash. Stockholders who fear the value of their investments are in danger of dropping will sell their shares to protect their money. As prices begin to drop, the fear spreads, more sales ensue, and this can lead to a crash. Anything from a major player in the market having financial trouble to fears about the impact specific legislation may have can cause scores of investors to panic and sell off stock.
  • Natural or man-made disasters: These can include all sorts of catastrophes, from floods to wars to pandemics. Case in point: the coronavirus-induced crash of March 2020. As the realization of the spread of COVID-19 began to take hold, the economic outlook for the US and countries worldwide began to look grim. While countries announced travel limitations, mandatory business shutdowns, and quarantines, consumers stocked up on essential supplies causing shortages, companies began protecting profit margins through layoffs and furloughs, and investors started selling off stocks.
  • Excessive leverage: When things are going well, leverage (a.k.a. “borrowed money”) can seem like an excellent tool. For example, if I buy 1,00,000 worth of stock and it rises by 20%, I made 20,000. If I borrow an additional 1,00,000 and bought 2,00,000 worth of the same stock, I’d make 40,000 doubling my profits.

On the other hand, when things move against you, leverage can be downright dangerous. Let’s say that my same 1,00,000 stock investment dropped by 50%. It would sting, but I’d still have 50,000. If I had borrowed an additional 1,00,000, a 50% drop would wipe me out completely.

Excessive leverage can create a downward spiral in stocks when things turn sour. As prices drop, firms and investors with lots of leverage are forced to sell, which in turn drives prices down even further. The most notable occasion was the Crash of 1929, in which excessive purchasing of stocks on margin played a major role.

  • Interest rates and inflation: Generally speaking, rising interest rates are a negative catalyst for stocks and the economy in general.

This is especially true for income-focused stocks, such as real estate investment trusts (REITs). Investors buy these stocks specifically for their dividend yields, and rising market interest rates put downward pressure on these stocks. As a simplified illustration, if a 10-year Treasury note yields 3% and a certain REIT yields 5%, it may seem worth the extra risk to income-seeking investors to choose the REIT.

On the other hand, if the 10-year Treasury’s yield spikes to 4%, the REIT’s dividend will (roughly) need to rise proportionally to attract investors. And lower stock prices translate to higher dividend yields, on a percentage basis.

From an economic standpoint, higher interest rates mean higher borrowing costs, which tends to slow down purchasing activity, which can in turn cause stocks to dive. So, if the 30-year mortgage rate were to spike to, say, 6%, it could dramatically slow down the housing market and cause homebuilder stocks to take a hit.

  • Political risks: While nobody has a crystal ball that can predict the future, it’s a safe bet that the stock market wouldn’t like it much if the U.S. went to war with, say, North Korea.

Markets like stability and wars, and political risk represent the exact opposite. For instance, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by more than 7% during the first trading session following the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, as the uncertainty surrounding the attacks and the next moves spooked investors.

  • Tax changes: The recent Tax Cuts and Jobs Act should certainly have the effect of higher corporate earnings and is likely to be a generally positive catalyst for the market.

On the other hand, tax increases can have the opposite effect. One potential way to fix the Social Security funding problem would be to raise payroll taxes on employees and employers. There are several ways this could happen, but this would mean lower paychecks for workers and higher expenses for employers, and could certainly be a negative catalyst.

The same could be said if short-term capital gains taxes or dividends lose their favorable treatment, if the corporate income tax is raised in the future, or if any other significant tax hikes occur. This isn’t likely to happen while the Republican Party is in power, but it’s certainly possible in the future.

  • Economic crises: A problem in industry or one section of the economy often has a ripple effect. One example is the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007-2008. Earlier in the decade, deregulation in the banking industry had led to an increase in mortgages to high-risk borrowers. When these borrowers began defaulting on payments, home prices dropped, and the housing market collapsed. Many of the now-worthless mortgages had been packaged and sold off to institutional investors who in turn lost billions. Big firms began to fold, and from Sept. 19 to Oct. 10, the Dow Jones Industrial Index declined 3,600 points.
  • Speculation: When you have people and companies investing in a sector in the hopes that an asset or security will grow or based on future performance expectations, you have speculation that often creates a bubble. If the performance disappoints, and the hype doesn’t live up to reality, the bubble bursts, and a mass sell-off occurs.

What happens when a stock market crashes?

There are many definitions of what a stock market crash is. Some categorize a crash strictly as a stock market or a stock market index (a representative sampling of stocks) losing more than 10% of its value in a single day. Others provide a more general view, simply stating that a crash is a significant or dramatic loss in the stock market’s value, and the prices of shares overall, usually within a short period.

Any way you look at it, a stock market crash happens when confidence and value placed in publicly traded assets go down, causing investors to sell their positions, and move away from active investing, and toward keeping their money in cash, or the equivalent.

The impact of a crash can vary as well. Sometimes, it’s limited. For example, on Oct. 19, 1987, after five years in a strong bull market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and S&P 500 both dropped more than 20%, following markets throughout Asia and across Europe. The crash was short and markets quickly recovered. Within a few days, the DJIA regained more than 43% of the points it lost and within nearly two years the market had recovered almost 100%.

At other times, the effects are widespread and longer-lasting. The most notorious example is the Crash of 1929. Stock prices dropped first on Oct. 24th, briefly rallied, and then went into free fall on Oct. 28-29. Ultimately, the market lost 85% of its value. Though not the sole cause, this crash was one of the contributing factors to the Great Depression, the worst economic period in American history, lasting nearly 10 years.

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The 50-Year Crime Report (They declared war. They launched the first attack. Now, here is the loot. These are the numbers that prove you were robbed.)

A heist has a scoreboard. After the robbery, you don’t argue about theories. You count what’s missing.

For fifty years, we’ve been told a story: that your struggle is a personal failure. That the economy is just “evolving.” That the system is broken.

The system is not broken. It was picked clean.

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In extreme emergencies the government can requisition private supplies!

So, when the inevitable happens, this is what you need to do to protect your resources:

  • The Promise (1947-1973): Historically, there existed a fundamental agreement between labor and capital, often referred to as the social contract, which dictated that for every 1% increase in the economic value generated by a worker (their productivity), their compensation would also rise by a corresponding 1%. This reciprocal relationship was widely perceived as equitable, ensuring that the benefits of increased efficiency and output were shared fairly between those who contributed their labor and those who provided the means of production. This arrangement fostered a sense of shared prosperity, where workers could reasonably expect their efforts to translate directly into an improved standard of living.
  • The Heist (1973-Today): This pivotal agreement, which once promised a fair exchange between labor and reward, was systematically dismantled. The consequences have been stark and undeniable. Since 1973, the productivity of the American worker has soared, demonstrating an increase of over 65%. This remarkable surge in output, a testament to dedication and innovation, has not been met with a commensurate rise in compensation. In sharp contrast, the inflation-adjusted pay for these same workers has stagnated, growing by less than 10% over the same period. This widening chasm between productivity and pay reveals a fundamental shift in the economic landscape, where the gains of increased efficiency are no longer equitably shared, leading to a significant erosion of the American worker’s economic standing.
  • The Takedown: They convinced you to work harder, smarter, faster. You did. You delivered 65% more value. And they paid you almost nothing for it. All that extra wealth you created—the trillions of dollars—was stolen directly from your paycheck.

This wasn’t a natural progression of the economy; it was a deliberate strategy, a silent war declared on the American worker. For decades, a systematic dismantling of labor protections, a weakening of unions, and a fervent push for “efficiency” paved the way for this grand heist. Companies reaped record profits, executives received astronomical bonuses, and shareholders saw their portfolios swell, all while the average worker’s wages stagnated or barely kept pace with inflation.

The promise was always the same: if you just pushed a little harder, if you adopted the latest productivity tools, if you embraced the “gig economy,” you would share in the prosperity. But that promise was a mirage. The “trickle-down” never reached the bottom. Instead, the wealth flowed upwards, concentrating in the hands of a select few, leaving the vast majority struggling to keep up with rising living costs, dwindling benefits, and an ever-increasing sense of precarity. The American Dream, once built on the bedrock of fair labor and a path to upward mobility, began to erode, replaced by a new reality where hard work no longer guaranteed a fair share of the bounty. This was the first offensive, and the American worker, unknowingly, bore the brunt of the assault.

CRIME #2: THE CEO PAY EXPLOSION

  • The Old Rule (1965): The average CEO of a major company made 20 times what their typical worker made. This was seen as a responsible balance.
  • The New Rule (Today): The chasm between the compensation of top executives and their average employees has widened to an astonishing degree, reaching a point where the typical CEO now earns a staggering 350 times what their typical worker brings home. This isn’t a static figure; in certain years, this disparity has even surged past the 400-to-1 mark, highlighting a troubling trend in corporate compensation structures. This immense gap isn’t just a matter of numbers; it reflects a fundamental shift in how value is perceived and distributed within companies, raising questions about fairness, economic equality, and the very definition of a “living wage” for the vast majority of the workforce. The increasing concentration of wealth at the very top, while wages for the rank and file stagnate or grow minimally, has profound implications for social mobility, consumer spending, and the overall health of the economy.
  • The Takedown: This isn’t a reflection of 20-fold genius. It’s the insidious outcome of a system deliberately designed to favor the powerful. The boardroom, once a place of strategic leadership, devolved into an exclusive, self-serving club. Within its insulated walls, executives awarded themselves exorbitant paychecks, diverting vast sums of money that rightfully belonged to the very individuals who powered their success: the American worker. This capital, generated by their labor and dedication, should have translated into substantial raises, comprehensive benefits, and secure pensions. Instead, it became a private fund for the elite, enriching a select few at the expense of the many, systematically undermining the economic well-being and future security of the workforce. This systematic siphoning of wealth is not an accident; it is the calculated result of a deeply flawed and deliberately rigged system that prioritizes corporate greed over the prosperity of its people.

CRIME #3: THE DISAPPEARING PENSION

  • The Old Rule (1980): At the peak of American industrial strength, a remarkable figure – over 60% of the nation’s workforce – enjoyed the security of a defined-benefit pension. This wasn’t merely a savings plan; it was a promise, a guarantee of a stable and predictable income throughout their retirement years. This robust system provided a bedrock of financial certainty for millions of families, allowing them to plan for the future with confidence, knowing that their golden years would be cushioned by a reliable stream of income, independent of market fluctuations or individual investment decisions. It represented a fundamental component of the social contract between employers and employees, a testament to an era where corporate responsibility extended beyond immediate profits to encompass the long-term well-being of its workforce. This widespread access to defined-benefit pensions played a crucial role in fostering economic stability, empowering workers, and shaping the American middle class.
  • The New Rule (Today): This alarming statistic marks a dramatic decline in an area once considered a cornerstone of American economic strength and worker protection. The percentage of the workforce represented by unions has plummeted to less than 15%, a stark contrast to historical highs. This collapse signifies a significant shift in the power dynamics between labor and management, leading to widespread implications for wages, benefits, working conditions, and the overall economic security of American workers. The erosion of union membership is not merely a number; it represents a fundamental change in the landscape of the American labor movement, weakening its ability to advocate for fair treatment and a living wage for a vast segment of the population.
  • The Takedown: The American dream, once built on the bedrock of secure employment and a comfortable retirement, has been systematically dismantled. They, the architects of this economic shift, didn’t just tinker with the system; they fundamentally overhauled it, exchanging the promise of a secure retirement for the perilous gamble of a 401(k). This move, far from an improvement, effectively hitched the financial security of millions of workers to the volatile whims of Wall Street – the very same institution whose reckless behavior triggered the devastating market crash of 2008.

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This wasn’t an accidental outcome but a deliberate transfer of risk. Corporations, once responsible for managing pension funds and ensuring their employees’ golden years, deftly sidestepped that obligation. They shed the burden from their own balance sheets, effectively pushing the financial precarity from their boardrooms directly onto the kitchen tables of working-class families. The individual, once shielded by collective responsibility, was now singularly exposed to the market’s unpredictable surges and devastating downturns, forced to become an amateur investment manager in a complex and often unforgiving financial landscape. This shift represents a profound betrayal of the social contract, leaving the American worker more vulnerable than ever before.

CRIME #4: THE UNION BUST

  • The Peak (1954): In the mid-20th century, a significant portion of the American private-sector workforce—approximately 35%—was represented by labor unions. This robust union membership served as a crucial counter-balance to the inherent power of corporations. Unions played a vital role in advocating for workers’ rights, negotiating for fair wages, safe working conditions, and reasonable benefits, thereby contributing to a more equitable distribution of wealth and influence in the economy. This period is often seen as a golden age for the American worker, where collective bargaining provided a powerful voice that ensured employees were not merely cogs in the industrial machine but valued contributors with a share in the nation’s prosperity. The presence of strong unions compelled businesses to consider the welfare of their employees, fostering an environment where a significant portion of the workforce enjoyed a degree of economic security and upward mobility that is less prevalent in later decades. This era truly represented a time when the power dynamics between labor and capital were more evenly matched, due in no small part to the widespread embrace of unionization.
  • The Collapse (Today): That number, which once represented a significant portion of the workforce, has been systematically crushed, plummeting to a mere 6%. This drastic decline reflects a concerted and sustained effort to dismantle the power and influence of the American worker, stripping away their collective bargaining rights and eroding their economic security. The consequences of this systematic crushing are far-reaching, impacting not only individual livelihoods but also the broader economic landscape and the very fabric of American society.
  • The Takedown: The most crucial metric on this scoreboard is undeniably the strength and prevalence of labor unions. These organizations stood as the singular, well-structured, and adequately financed entities whose fundamental purpose was to champion the cause of the average worker, ensuring they received a fair share of the profits generated by their labor. The deliberate and systematic dismantling of these unions was not merely an incidental outcome, but rather a calculated and indispensable prerequisite for the entire audacious economic heist that followed. Without the formidable opposition posed by organized labor, the path was cleared for a redistribution of wealth that overwhelmingly favored corporate interests and the ownership class, at the direct expense of the working population. Their destruction effectively neutralized the primary force dedicated to economic justice and equity for the American worker, setting the stage for an era of unprecedented wage stagnation, benefit erosion, and increasing income inequality.

These numbers are not abstract. They are the reason you feel it every day:

The Erosion of the American Dream: A Generational Crisis

The American Dream, once a beacon of opportunity where a single income could comfortably support a family, has become an increasingly elusive ideal for many. The stark realities of modern economic life paint a sobering picture, revealing a systemic shift that has fundamentally altered the financial landscape for the average worker.

The Two-Income Trap: Fifty years ago, the notion of a single income sustaining a household, including homeownership, education, and a comfortable retirement, was not just a pipe dream but a common reality. Today, the necessity of two incomes to achieve a comparable standard of living highlights a dramatic and alarming decline in purchasing power. This isn’t merely an anecdotal observation; it’s a testament to the stagnation of wages relative to the skyrocketing costs of essential goods and services, from housing and healthcare to education and everyday necessities. The economic pressure on families is immense, often leading to increased stress and a diminished quality of life, as both parents are compelled to work simply to keep pace.

The Disappearance of Secure Retirement: For previous generations, the promise of a dignified retirement often came in the form of a pension – a guaranteed income stream that provided security and peace of mind in one’s golden years. Today, pensions are largely a relic of the past, replaced by the precariousness of the 401(k). This shift has transferred the burden and risk of retirement planning squarely onto the shoulders of individual workers. The anxiety associated with a 401(k) statement is palpable, as market fluctuations, insufficient contributions, and a lack of financial literacy can easily jeopardize one’s future. The dream of a comfortable retirement has been replaced by a pervasive fear of outliving one’s savings, forcing many to work longer or postpone retirement indefinitely.

The Widening Chasm of Inequality: The chasm between the compensation of corporate executives and the average worker has grown to an unprecedented and morally questionable scale. The fact that a CEO’s annual bonus can eclipse the entire payroll of a small town underscores a profound imbalance in our economic system. This disparity is not merely a matter of unfairness; it reflects a fundamental breakdown in the distribution of wealth and value. While executive compensation continues to soar, often regardless of company performance or worker productivity, the wages of the frontline employees who generate that wealth remain stagnant. This ever-widening gap fuels resentment, erodes trust in corporate leadership, and contributes to a sense of economic injustice that undermines the very fabric of society. It raises critical questions about corporate accountability, ethical compensation practices, and the long-term sustainability of an economic model that disproportionately rewards the few at the expense of the many.

This was not an accident. It was a transfer. The money that should have been in your pocket was moved. The security that should have been yours was dismantled.

The Powell Memo declared the war. The Volcker Shock was the first battle. And these numbers—your stagnant paycheck, their exploding bonuses, your vanished pension—are the territory they conquered.

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Could Industry Completely Abandon the Use of Silver if Prices go to High?

FIRST WATCH THIS VIDEO- All Americans Will Lose Their Home, Income And Power By December 27, 2025

Substitution is possible when silver is used only for a general property (conductivity, reflectivity, corrosion resistance), so industry will replace it where alternatives match performance.

Silver remains hard to eliminate where its unique combination of properties or small quantity per part make substitution impractical or uneconomic.

Even if prices spike, market responses (recycling, increased mining and byproduct recovery) and available reserves make total abandonment unlikely.

By: Tom Chandler- In my oipnion, silver used in industrial applications in electric contacts, and other industrial applications will not be abandoned..

Fifty (50) years ago I worked at a factory in Connectocut where we made hundreds of silver bearing alloys, some for industry, some for the arts, and some for culinary (Flatware).
When the price for silver jumped dramatically in 1980 after the Hunt brothers attempted to corner the silver market and the price jumped over 700% , I witnessed the outcome.

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  • Silver tableware market was devastated, Where it was once common to give silver flatware for wedding gifts , the outcome was fast with flatware cost jumping from hundreds per set to thousands.
  • On the other hand, silver and silver alloy used in electrical contacts for switchgears and relays was nescessary in most applications and the overall cost increase to the component assembly was not significant as the unit may only use ounces of silver
  • Silver was a major component in a silver- cadmium -indium alloy used as nuclear control rods. This would not be easily replaced or substituted
  • Silver for jewelry saw a temporary dive.
  • Silver alloys for brazing just became for costly, but they were still necessary as the silver content affected the brazing temperature profile of the processes that coud not be replaced.
  • An offshoot of the high silver pricce resulted a major recycling binge.
    • We saw old silver coins ( dollars) from US being remelted,
    • People were selling thier old flatware gifts to scrap dealers for cash. that were remelted into sivler items for indistrial applications
    • People wearing silver chains on their neck were being attacked on the streets on NYC where thr thieves could sell the stolen silver to the market on 42nd street.

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The Day Your Bank Account Gets Frozen Because Someone Doesn’t Like Your Politics

Florida just became the first state to ban government-controlled digital currency. Here’s why that matters for every family.

Let me tell you a story that should terrify every parent in America.

In 2022, Canadian truckers protested COVID mandates. You might have agreed with them. You might have thought they were wrong.

In extreme emergencies the government can requisition private supplies!

So, when the inevitable happens, this is what you need to do to protect your resources:

But here’s what happened next:

The Canadian government invoked emergency powers and froze 210 bank accounts holding $7.8 million.

No trial. No due process. Just the government reaching into private citizens’ finances and turning off their money like flipping a light switch.

Families couldn’t buy groceries. Parents couldn’t pay rent. People who’d donated $50 to the protest found their accounts frozen.

And it happened in a Western democracy. In 2022. Not in some dystopian novel.

Now imagine that kind of power in a world where all money is digital, trackable, and programmable.

Where the government or corporations can monitor every purchase you make, decide what you’re allowed to buy, and shut off your financial life if you step out of line.

That world is closer than you think.

And Florida just became the first state to say: Not here. Not ever.

What Nobody’s Telling You About Digital Currency

Right now, only about 14% of U.S. consumer payments are made with cash. The rest are digital — cards, apps, electronic transfers.

That’s convenient. I use my debit card constantly.

But here’s what most people don’t realize:

Every digital payment leaves a trail. Banks and payment platforms automatically record where you shop, when you shop, what you buy.

Right now, that data is somewhat protected by privacy laws and corporate policies.

But what if the government issued its own digital currency — and gave itself direct access to all that data?

That’s exactly what a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) would do.

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A CBDC is government-issued digital money that can be:

  • Tracked in real-time
  • Programmed with restrictions
  • Remotely controlled or frozen
  • Set to expire if not spent by a deadline

This isn’t hypothetical. It’s already happening.

What China Is Already Doing With Digital Currency

China’s digital yuan is 100% trackable and programmable.

Authorities can:

  • Monitor every transaction in detail
  • Set limits on how money is used
  • Control which goods can be purchased
  • Make money expire (use it by deadline or lose it)

Translation: The government can watch everything you buy and decide whether you’re allowed to buy it.

Think that can’t happen here?

President Biden ordered studies into a U.S. CBDC in 2022.

Over 1.5 billion people worldwide already live in countries with CBDC pilot programs.

And the early results should alarm every American who values freedom.

How Governments Use Digital Currency to Control Citizens

Nigeria: Force People Into Digital Money by Choking Off Cash

Nigeria launched a government digital currency. Adoption was under 0.5% — people didn’t want it.

So the government created a cash shortage to force people onto the digital system.

Result? Public chaos. Economic disruption. Riots.

But the government got what it wanted: control.

Thailand: Your Money Only Works Where Government Allows

Thailand’s new digital wallet restricts where people can spend money — limiting purchases to government-approved items in your home district.

Think about what that means:

You can’t drive to the next town and buy what you want with your own money. The government decides what’s “approved” and what’s not.

The Pattern Is Clear

When governments control the currency, they control the people.

And once that infrastructure is built, there’s no putting the genie back in the bottle.

Florida Drew the Line (And Your State Should Too)

This year, Florida enacted the first-in-the-nation law explicitly banning any federal CBDC from being treated as money in our state.

Translation: If the federal government issues a “digital dollar” that allows tracking or control, it won’t be recognized in Florida.

Governor DeSantis signed it with this statement:

“The government and large credit card companies should not have the power to shut off access to your hard-earned money because they disagree with your politics.”

At least a dozen other states — including Indiana, Alabama, and South Dakota — are considering similar bans.

Why?

Because we’ve already seen what happens when financial institutions can punish people for their beliefs.

The “Debanking” Scandal: When Banks Cancel You for Your Views

Financial surveillance isn’t just a government problem. Corporations are doing it too.

PayPal Wanted to Fine You $2,500 for “Misinformation”

Last year, PayPal briefly announced a policy allowing them to withdraw $2,500 from your account for spreading “misinformation.”

They backed off after massive backlash and claimed it was an “error.”

But the intent was clear: A tech platform thought it could directly punish you — with your own money — for saying something they didn’t like.

UK Banker Scandal: Closing Accounts Over Politics

In the UK, a major bank (Coutts, under NatWest Group) closed politician Nigel Farage’s account because his political views didn’t align with the bank’s “values.”

Internal documents showed his opinions on Brexit were noted in the decision.

It wasn’t isolated. Banks in Britain were shutting over 1,000 accounts every working day.

The scandal forced resignations of top bank executives and a government inquiry into what’s now called “debanking.”

It’s Happening in America Too

JPMorgan Chase quietly dropped rapper Kanye West, giving him 60 days to move his accounts after public controversies.

Chase bank briefly barred General Mike Flynn’s family, citing “reputational risk,” then reversed after public outcry.

These are famous people with resources to fight back.

What happens to you — a regular parent, a small business owner, a church donor — if a bank decides you’re “risky” because of your politics or faith?

How This Threatens Every Parent and Family

Let me make this personal.

Imagine:

  • You donate to your church’s building fund. Your payment app flags “religious organization” and limits future donations.
  • You buy a children’s book about faith. The algorithm notes “controversial content” and downgrades your credit score.
  • You attend a school board meeting protesting curriculum. Someone films you. Six months later, your bank account is suddenly “under review for reputational risk.”
  • Your teenager uses your card to buy a hunting rifle for a school shooting sports team. The transaction is flagged. Your family is now on a watchlist.

Sound far-fetched?

Florida just banned credit card companies from using special tracking codes that would create a registry of gun purchases.

Why? Because major card networks were discussing tagging firearm store purchases “to monitor mass shootings.”

Privacy advocates warned it would be misused to surveil lawful gun owners.

Florida said: Not here.

Your Right to Privacy Starts With Cash

Here’s something the digital payment companies don’t want you to know:

72% of Americans want to keep the ability to make some purchases completely private — by using cash.

74% of Americans oppose any digital dollar that lets government control what people can buy.

Over half of Americans still carry cash daily or weekly.

45% say they’d be upset if the U.S. became fully cashless. (Only 9% would be happy.)

Even Gen Z and Millennials — the most digital generations — about half say they’re not ready to give up cash, mostly due to privacy and fees.

Cash = privacy and autonomy.

When you pay with cash:

  • No data trail to mine
  • No algorithm deciding if you’re “allowed” to buy something
  • No corporation or government watching
  • No fees extracted

That’s why they want to eliminate it.

The Slippery Slope We’re Already On

We’ve seen the preview:

  • Stores and stadiums going “card only”
  • Apps that won’t accept cash
  • Schools forcing digital payment platforms (with fees)
  • Venues where your legal tender is “not accepted here”

Each step normalizes a cashless world.

And once cash is gone, every transaction you make can be:

  • Tracked
  • Analyzed
  • Sold to marketers
  • Reviewed by algorithms
  • Flagged for “suspicious activity”
  • Used against you

In China, apps like WeChat Pay are convenient — and integrated with government monitoring.

Reports show accounts automatically frozen for:

  • Buying religious materials
  • Having low “social credit” scores
  • Behavior the government doesn’t like

Your money turned off as punishment.

Why Florida’s Law Matters for Every State

Florida’s Consumer Payment Rights law does three critical things:

1. Bans Federal CBDCs

No programmable, trackable government digital currency will be recognized in Florida.

2. Protects Against Financial Discrimination

Banks and payment processors can’t cut you off for lawful political or religious activity.

3. Preserves Your Right to Use Cash

Legal tender remains legal — you can’t be forced into digital-only systems.

This is preventative legislation.

It’s easier to stop surveillance infrastructure from being built than to dismantle it after the fact.

Think of it like this:

You don’t wait until your house is on fire to install smoke detectors.

You don’t wait until your kid is drowning to teach them to swim.

And you don’t wait until government has total financial control to protect freedom.

The Europe Lesson: Even They’re Worried

The European Union — not exactly a libertarian stronghold — is moving to legally guarantee citizens’ right to use cash alongside any digital euro.

Why?

Because even EU regulators recognize that inclusion and privacy require multiple options.

They understand what happens when a single system has monopoly power over money.

If Europe gets it, why can’t Washington?

What This Means for Your Family

Practical implications if we don’t act:

Your Kids’ Future

  • Every purchase they make tracked from childhood
  • Credit scores influenced by “approved” vs “unapproved” purchases
  • Social pressure to conform because financial systems punish deviation

Your Business

  • Can’t accept cash (excludes customers)
  • Must use approved payment processors (with fees and surveillance)
  • Risk of being “debanked” if someone doesn’t like your values

Your Faith

  • Churches monitored through donation tracking
  • Religious material purchases flagged
  • Financial pressure to moderate beliefs

Your Politics

  • Donations tracked and used against you
  • Protest support = financial risk
  • Self-censorship to protect bank account

Emergencies

  • Power outage = no way to buy food (digital systems down)
  • Banking error = frozen out of economy
  • Cyber attack = commerce stops entirely

Cash is the backup system when digital fails.

Cash is the privacy tool when surveillance overreaches.

Cash is the freedom option when corporations or government get too powerful.

What You Can Do Right Now

1. Support Cash Acceptance Laws in Your State

Find your state legislators. Tell them to follow Florida’s lead.

Model language: “I support legislation banning federal CBDCs and protecting consumers’ right to use cash. Financial freedom and privacy must be protected.”

2. Use Cash Regularly

The more we use it, the harder it is to eliminate.

  • Pay cash at local businesses when possible
  • Keep cash in your emergency kit ($500+ in small bills)
  • Teach your kids to use physical money

3. Demand Transparency from Banks

Ask your bank:

  • What’s your policy on closing accounts for political/religious reasons?
  • Do you share transaction data with third parties?
  • Will you commit to not participating in CBDC surveillance?

If they won’t answer, find a bank that will.

4. Support the Payment Choice Act

Federal legislation requiring businesses to accept cash for transactions under $500.

Contact your U.S. Representative and Senators. Tell them to co-sponsor it.

5. Educate Your Community

Most people have no idea this is happening.

Share this article. Talk about it at church, PTA meetings, your book club.

This isn’t partisan. It’s freedom.

The Bottom Line

Your money should be yours.

Period.

No government should be able to program it, track it, or turn it off because you donated to the “wrong” cause or said something unpopular.

No corporation should be able to cut you off from the financial system because an algorithm flagged you as “risky.”

No payment processor should be able to fine you for “misinformation” or wrong-think.

These are not hypothetical risks. They’re happening right now in other countries — and starting to happen here.

Florida drew a line in the sand.

The question is whether the rest of America will do the same — or sleepwalk into a surveillance state where every purchase is monitored and freedom is one frozen account away from extinction.

I know what I’m choosing.

I’m choosing freedom.

I’m choosing privacy.

I’m choosing a future where my kids can spend their hard-earned money without Big Brother or Big Tech watching every transaction.

Florida made the first move. Now it’s your state’s turn.

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