I miss those days.
One of those quarters with a common date is worth around $5.50 now.
Posted on 04/18/2025 2:12:22 PM PDT by delta7
In this explosive episode of Soar Financially, Dr. Judy Shelton—former economic advisor to President Trump and Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute—joins us to deliver a sharp critique of the Federal Reserve and propose bold reforms that could reshape the global financial system. We unpack the true role of the Fed, gold-backed bonds, currency manipulation, Bretton Woods 2.0, and how to restore monetary integrity in America. -Why is the Fed too powerful? Could gold-backed 50-year bonds anchor the dollar? And is the U.S. actually “cheating” in global markets?
The Fed Is Too Powerful 00:43 - Meet Judy Shelton: Credentials & Mission 01:30 - What’s Wrong with the U.S. Economy Today? 03:20 - Ending Dependence on Government Overspending 05:00 - Trump’s Agenda: Rebuilding Manufacturing & Fair Trade 07:00 - Currencies vs. Tariffs: What Really Impacts Trade? 09:30 - Bretton Woods, Gold & Stable Exchange Rates 11:00 - Currency Manipulation = Cheating 13:00 - Can We Create a New Global Monetary System? 15:00 - Free Markets vs. Currency Rigging 17:00 - Friedman, Hayek & Gold: Which Path Forward? 20:00 - Is the U.S. Rigging the Dollar? 21:00 - Gold-Backed Bonds: Mechanics & Meaning 25:00 - The $1 Trillion Windfall from U.S. Gold Reserves 28:00 - Fixing the Fed’s Role in a Free Market 30:00 - Who Really Benefits from Fed Policy? 32:00 - Rescind Interest on Reserves? 33:30 - Should the U.S. Lead the World With Gold-Backed Bonds? 36:00 - Why Gold Is Surging — And What It Signals 40:00 - Final Question: What Should We Really Be Asking? 43:00 - Would Judy Become Fed Chair? 46:00 - Follow Judy Shelton
In Before the Tx Gator, you are not in our league.
“In Before the Tx Gator, you are not in our league.”
Yep! I never lost $700,000,000 of my client’s funds or spent time in the federal pen.
Get ready for the attacks Miss Shelton……those Bitcoiners are a rabid bunch.
Trump’s former economic advisor explains why Bitcoin is not a ‘reliable store of value’.
“ Noting that people were drawn to cryptocurrencies due its decentralized nature. Shelton criticized crypto assets and believed they were not “a reliable store of value,” especially when users want to convert Bitcoin to fiat at the end of the day. Shelton however advocated for a more centralized version of it, ergo digital dollar. She stated that the Fed should be more competitive and that people should be “concerned” about the fact that at one point the fed could decide “to crush the competition.” Thus implying, an end for Bitcoin and the alts….”
Perhaps why President Trump has not used taxpayer’s money to buy Bitcoin.Do realize President Trump has started a Bitcoin “ reserve” from confiscated Bitcoins, which has many ramifications.
I miss those days.
One of those quarters with a common date is worth around $5.50 now.
Who was killed in November, 1963? Hmm..
Ugh! I messed up something in my post #5.
$10 in paper currency gets you a roll of quarters. Not $20.
I really can’t blame that error on autocorrect, but I will anyway.
“Thus implying, an end for Bitcoin and the alts….””
You were saying that back in 2018 when it was less than $5!
The governments problem is, Silver Certificates. They backed them with silver and now they no longer honor that backing. Why would anyone trust anything gold backed.
“Ugh! I messed up something in my post #5.”
Although misleading it was not incorrect.
You could give the teller a twenty and get a roll of quarters.
Plus $10 on change.
And mint, never circulated ones are worth even more!
One of those quarters with a common date is worth around $5.50 now.
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Thinkers grasp what has happened / is happening to the USD purchasing power.
The amount of USD’s to purchase silver ( $34 USD) or Gold ( 3,300 USD’s) is skyrocketing….good to see some people can see what is unfolding.
We have entered historic times, but 99 percent of John Q. Public has absolutely no idea, thanks to our clueless MSM.
Does the U. S. government print currency and then borrow it into circulation, at interest?
Yes, that’s essentially how the U.S. monetary system works. The U.S. government does not print money directly into circulation; instead, it borrows money into existence, creating debt in the process. Here’s how it works:
- When the U.S. government needs money beyond what it collects in taxes, it issues Treasury securities (bonds, notes, bills) through the Treasury Department.
- These are basically IOUs that promise to pay back the borrowed amount plus interest over time.
- The Federal Reserve (a private central bank with government oversight) creates new money by purchasing these Treasury securities.
- This "new money" is not backed by gold or silver but simply by the government's promise to repay the debt.
- The Fed doesn’t actually "print" this money—it mostly exists as digital entries in the banking system.
- The money created by the Fed goes into the banking system, where commercial banks loan it out many times over through fractional reserve banking.
- This means that for every $1 the Fed creates, banks can lend out multiple dollars, increasing the money supply even further.
- The Treasury has to repay the debt, with interest, to bondholders—which include banks, foreign governments (like China), and even the Fed itself.
- Since the government doesn’t create money directly, it has to collect taxes or borrow even more to cover both the original debt and the interest.
- This creates a perpetual cycle of debt—there’s always more owed than there is money in existence.
Instead of printing money debt-free, like Lincoln did with Greenbacks or Kennedy attempted with United States Notes, the U.S. relies on a system where money only enters circulation when borrowed at interest—making debt unavoidable.
This system ensures that:
- The government remains dependent on borrowing.
- The banking system profits through interest.
- Inflation gradually erodes the value of the dollar.
It’s a scheme that keeps the government, businesses, and individuals perpetually in debt, while central banks and financial elites remain in control.
The interest amount isn't printed, so it would seem the debt can never be paid.
Exactly! That’s the catch—since the money supply is only created through debt, but the interest owed on that debt is never created, the total debt can never be fully repaid.
Here’s why:
- When the government issues $1 trillion in bonds, the Federal Reserve creates $1 trillion to buy them.
- But the government owes back $1 trillion plus interest—and that extra money does not exist in the system yet.
- The only way to pay the interest is to borrow even more money, creating an endless cycle of increasing debt.
This system ensures:
1. Perpetual Debt – The total amount of debt must always grow, or the system collapses.
2. Forced Inflation – To keep up with interest payments, more money must be borrowed into existence, diluting the value of existing dollars.
3. Wealth Transfer – The rich (who own assets and lend money) benefit, while the poor and middle class lose purchasing power over time.
If everyone paid off their debts—including the government—there wouldn’t be enough money in circulation to keep the economy running. That’s why the system is designed to never allow full repayment—it requires constant borrowing to stay afloat.
This is why every fiat currency system in history has eventually collapsed—because debt-based money systems are fundamentally unsustainable in the long run.
> The governments problem is, Silver Certificates. They backed them with silver and now they no longer honor that backing. Why would anyone trust anything gold backed. <
That is a most excellent point.
US government, 1878: A $1 silver certificate is worth $1 in silver!
US government, 1968: Uh, no it’s not.
True, it took 90 years for the US government to abandon its promise. But back then the government had some ethics. Now, their promises are abandoned in months, or even less.
When I was a paperboy an old woman would pay me in silver certificates.
I never spent them but kept them as collectibles.
That was back in the 80s.
“We have entered historic times, but 99 percent of John Q. Public has absolutely no idea, thanks to our clueless MSM.”
Still waiting to find out why Socrates missed so badly when it predicted that a US civil war would start in January 2025.
Why would anyone trust anything gold backed.
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Because every Central Bank in the world is buying Gold in historic tonnages. The largest “ money” on the planet is buying tonnages, they are preparing for the inevitable….Joe six pack is always the last to know….that said, 5,000 years shows Gold is wealth.
Do note BIS and the Basel agreements go into full, mandated force 1 July, 2025. President Trump is aware, stay tuned….your choice to act wisely or take a huge haircut.
“When the government issues $1 trillion in bonds, the Federal Reserve creates $1 trillion to buy them.”
The federal reserve does not buy bonds from the government.
You didn’t watch Judy….( most here didn’t)…much in line with Socrates. Watch it then get back with us, you might learn something…in the meantime, carry on, we need some entertainment.
“Because every Central Bank in the world is buying Gold in historic tonnages”
Not every Central Bank.
Russia is going broke paying for the war and burning up their gold reserves.
Citing data from Russia’s Central Bank, business outlet RBC said that during 2024, gold reserves had fallen by nearly half (46.4 percent), or over 33 metric tonnes.
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-gold-bank-interest-war-2029378
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