Why does everything feel more expensive even when the economy is supposedly "growing"? The truth is, the financial system isn't broken - it's functioning exactly as it was designed to

In this episode, macroeconomist and author Lyn Alden joins the show to discuss the mechanical reality of the fiat ledger and the global debt trap. 

We explore how the system forces a silent extraction of wealth from the working class to subsidise sovereign debt, why we are re-entering a 1940s-style era of financial repression, and how corporations (like Coca-Cola) use debt to actively "short" the currency you are forced to save in.

We also discuss the hidden math behind the cost-of-living crisis, why the system must "grow or die," and how to protect your wealth.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 – Slow Financial Collapse 
00:02:00 – How Money Actually Works
00:07:30 – End of Gold System
00:12:30 – Why Life Feels Harder
00:18:20 – The Debt Trap
00:26:00 – Who Really Wins
00:34:00 – Why System Persists
00:41:00 – Crisis & Bailouts
00:48:30 – System "Resembles Theft"
00:59:20 – Default Explained
01:10:30 – Bitcoin & Alternatives

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