- The book "Empire's Endgame: The Economic Collapse of American Hegemony" notes that the American empire is collapsing due to the centuries-old practice of debasing currency to finance endless war, enabled by the Federal Reserve's creation of money from nothing, which has silently destroyed the purchasing power of Americans who work and save.
- The Federal Reserve Act of 1913, sold as a safeguard against banking panics, was actually designed to allow the government to wage war without raising taxes or seeking public consent, with every major conflict since then accompanied by massive increases in the money supply.
- The national debt has reached over $40 trillion, with annual interest payments exceeding $1 trillion – more than the entire defense budget – creating a death spiral of borrowing that economist Chris Martenson warns is now larger than Medicaid or the entire military empire.
- A dollar in 1913 held 100 cents of purchasing power; today it holds roughly three cents – a 97% loss driven primarily by war spending – mirroring ancient Rome's collapse when emperors debased silver currency to pay for military campaigns until the silver content dropped to almost nothing.
- The solution lies in honest money not controlled by central authority, such as gold, silver and decentralized cryptocurrencies, which impose financial discipline on governments, as the world slowly recognizes that fiat currency is a tool of empire where money printing and perpetual war are two sides of the same counterfeit coin.
The American empire is destroying itself from within, and the mechanism of its destruction is as old as civilization itself: the debasement of currency to finance endless war. As documented in "Empire's Endgame: The Economic Collapse of American Hegemony," the Federal Reserve's creation of money out of thin air has enabled a century of conflict while silently stealing the purchasing power of every American who works and saves.
The very idea of a central bank was born from the need to finance war, the book reveals. The Bank of England was created in 1694 for one main reason — to lend money to the government to fight a war against France. This pattern has repeated throughout history, and the United States is no exception.
When a government can print its own currency, it no longer needs to ask citizens for permission to wage war. Instead of raising taxes and facing public anger, it simply creates new money to pay for bombs and bullets.
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was sold to the public as a way to prevent banking panics, but early critics like Rep. Charles Lindbergh Sr. (R-MN) warned it would create inflation and lead to endless foreign conflicts.
He was right: Every major war since has been accompanied by massive increases in the money supply. The M2 money supply figures tell the story clearly. Eeach conflict brought a new wave of currency creation.
Today, the national debt stands at over $40 trillion, and interest payments alone consume more than $1 trillion annually – surpassing the entire defense budget. Chris Martenson warned that the interest on the national debt is now one of the largest items in the federal budget, bigger than Medicaid or the entire military empire combined. This creates a death spiral: More debt means more interest, which means more borrowing, which means even more debt.
The cost to ordinary Americans is staggering. A dollar in 1913, when the Federal Reserve was created, was worth about 100 cents. Today, that same dollar holds roughly three cents in purchasing power.
That's a 97% loss driven primarily by war spending. But the book points out that "this is not an accident – it is the inevitable consequence of a system that allows the state to create unlimited currency."
Honest money or total collapse
The parallel with ancient Rome is unmistakable. As the Roman emperors debased their silver currency to pay for military campaigns, "the silver content had dropped to almost nothing," The book sternly warns that the Roman Empire "eventually collapsed under the weight of its own fiscal weakness, unable to pay its soldiers or feed its people. Today, we are following the exact same path."
The military-industrial complex has perfected this system of legalized theft. Cost-plus contracting guarantees defense companies profits regardless of performance. The F-35 program alone is expected to cost $1.7 trillion over its lifetime.
"There is no incentive to save taxpayer dollars. Lockheed keeps building, keeps overrunning, and keeps getting paid."
The solution, the book argues, lies in honest money that cannot be printed at will by a central authority. "Gold, silver, and decentralized cryptocurrencies offer a way out. These forms of money cannot be printed at will by a central authority. They impose discipline on governments."
As the BRICS nations move toward gold-backed trade, the world is slowly recognizing that fiat currency is a tool of empire. The book ultimately reiterates that the bottom line is stark: "Money printing and perpetual war are not separate problems. They are two sides of the same counterfeit coin."
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