A subterranean but structural shift is taking place in the world of finance, a redefinition of the very scourge that is eroding the foundations of the global economy.
What governments and central bankers call “temporary inflation” is in fact a “systemic cancer,” the direct result of decades of monetary corruption of real economic values. This is not a temporary economic malady, but the final symptom of a fiat currency system destined to collapse.
The deceptive calm of today’s manipulated markets masks the gathering clouds of a perfect storm. Confidence in the U.S. dollar is waning, not by accident but by design, as those in power use money printing to finance their agendas.
The path from declining purchasing power to a full-blown hyperinflationary collapse is shorter than anyone dares to imagine, paved with the broken promises of fake money.
Fiat Currency as Legalized Theft
In essence, inflation is not a mysterious force of nature but a deliberate act of theft. When governments and central banks create money out of thin air, they are directly stealing value from every dollar or euro you own.
This process acts as a hidden tax, a tacit confiscation of your labor and savings. This endless printing of money is the lifeblood of a system where wealth is systematically redistributed from the middle and working classes to the political and financial elites who have first access to the new money.
Saifedean Ammous, in his book The Fiat Standard, explains how this centrally designed credit system devalues the capital accumulated by productive citizens, rewarding those who can navigate bureaucratic procedures.
This is not a bug but a feature of a system of debt and economic slavery.
From the hyperinflation of the Continental Dollar that financed the American Revolution to today’s quantitative easing programs, the pattern is clear. Fiat money, disconnected from any real asset like gold, is carte blanche for unlimited spending, financing perpetual wars, immigration crises, and a vast surveillance apparatus – all paid for through the gradual depreciation of the value of your labour.
The Point of No Return
Inflation does not proceed linearly, but rather accelerates. As confidence in the currency wanes, public behavior shifts from saving to compulsive spending, fueling a self-fulfilling cycle of death. This is the anatomy of hyperinflation, defined as a monthly price increase of more than 50%.
We have seen this scenario repeated: Zimbabwe became a global joke with inflation of 79.6 billion percent in 2008, while Venezuela saw the money supply of the bolivar increase a hundredfold in a decade. These are not systemic anomalies, but the logical consequence of fiat systems.
The same forces are at work today in the dollar. The Federal Reserve has returned to aggressive monetary easing, committing to $40 billion in monthly bond purchases—a move that is eerily reminiscent of the money printing during the COVID era that fueled the current inflationary crisis.
Economist Thanos Chonthrogiannis notes that inflation creates “a sense that something is wrong,” a psychological state that can trigger an eventual collapse.
The Final Stage: Weaponized… Finance and Total Control
The collapse of today’s fiat system is not only a risk. For the globalists of the “Great Reset,” it is an opportunity.
The chaos of a monetary storm is the perfect pretext to introduce CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies).
Unlike decentralized cryptocurrencies, CBDCs operate on centrally defined ledgers, giving authorities the ability to monitor, censor, and schedule every transaction.
Imagine having your bank account frozen because you donated to a controversial cause or criticized a government policy. Your ability to buy food, fuel, or medicine can be disabled at the touch of a button, in the name of “social credit” or “climate compliance.”
The Way Out: Back to Real Money
Amidst the manipulated chaos of the markets, there is a path to safety and sovereignty: a return to reliable means of payment. That means assets without counterparty risk, whose value cannot be undermined by government decree.
Foremost among these are gold and silver.
Gold has climbed to historic highs, surpassing $4,700 and then $5,500 an ounce, as investors abandon the depreciation of fiat.
Silver, the “poor man’s gold,” has seen even greater gains, with the price of U.S. Mint coins rising 85% in a single move.
Decentralized cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin offer a parallel financial system outside the control of corrupt banks and governments.
As Ammous points out in The Bitcoin Standard, Bitcoin represents a hard currency system that can be adopted regardless of the approval of soft money interests.
