US Debt is unsustainable

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The Meaning of Cycles and Beyond | Martin Armstrong Feb. 15, 2025​

Martin Armstrong: The Fed Can't Stop Inflation​

Tom welcomes back Martin Armstrong from Armstrong Economics for a discussion on the never ending news cycle. Martin begins by reflecting on the current political landscape, comparing it to the challenges faced during the first Trump administration. Armstrong highlights how President Trump has learned from past mistakes, particularly in assembling a cabinet that is not tied to the "deep state." This shift, Armstrong argues, is crucial for enacting meaningful reforms.

The conversation then turns to government waste and corruption, with Armstrong referencing specific examples of misallocated funds, such as support for a transgender opera in Columbia. He emphasizes the importance of transparency and accountability, especially given the staggering levels of debt that governments worldwide are accumulating. Armstrong warns that the current system is unsustainable and that a reckoning is inevitable when buyers for new debt no longer exist.

Armstrong also delves into the global reserve currency status of the US dollar, explaining how its dominance emerged post-World War II. He discusses the manipulation of economic indicators, such as CPI adjustments, to hide the true state of fiscal health. Armstrong's firm has successfully forecasted economic trends and events, including Brexit, by focusing on raw data rather than political narratives.

The interview then shifts to geopolitical tensions, particularly the conflict in Ukraine. Armstrong critiques the handling of the crisis, arguing that it is being used as a diversion from deeper economic problems. He suggests that the war serves the interests of certain European leaders who seek to weaken Russia and strengthen their own power. Armstrong also touches on the potential consequences of tariffs and trade policies under Trump, warning against the risks of contagion in global markets.

Finally, Armstrong offers advice to listeners, urging them to pay attention to developments in Europe and the flow of capital during times of conflict. He emphasizes the importance of understanding global economic trends and avoiding the pitfalls of mainstream media narratives.

Time Stamp References:
0:00 - Introduction
0:34 - Trump & News Cycle
3:18 - Government Waste
7:52 - Leadership & Information
12:12 - Trump & Mkt. Optimism?
18:30 - Resource Deals & Peace
23:10 - Europe Preps for War
30:43 - Capital Flight & War
35:08 - European Basket Case
36:34 - U.S. 'Monetization'
42:53 - Creation of the Fed
47:00 - Fed Can't Stop Inflation
49:12 - A Global Perspective
53:05 - Trump & Tariff Impacts
57:50 - Canada - U.S. Takeover?
1:01:43 - Epstein Honey Trap
1:09:37 - Watch Europe & Ukraine
1:13:20 - Wrap Up

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The Fed can certainly stop inflation.

By stopping the expansion of the money supply.

What the Fed CANNOT do, is make the hard choices that would lead to stopping the expansion of the money supply. Probably the Fed chairman would be removed before he could implement a course of action.

So the Fed chair cannot do it; but that is not the same as the Federal Reserve being unable to do it.

We just have a phalanx of corrupt, weak, craven Elites who hate the nation that has so elevated them, that they'd rather destroy it, pushing the lower classes into the mire first, than cut back on their own growing wealth in returning to responsible monetary and economic policies.

They can't stop the expansion now... that's the Rock. The system has to expand or it implodes.

searcher said:

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And he isn't lying...

Much of this information was copied from an email subscription from Doug Casey
Red font is my comments

Exploding interest payments have now crossed $1.12 trillion



To put it in perspective: $1.12 trillion is bigger than the entire economy of most countries. It’s larger than Turkey’s economy, and almost double the size of Thailand’s.

It also dwarfs just about everything else in the government’s budget—even the military-industrial complex’s sacred cow. In fact, interest is now the second-biggest budget item, behind only Social Security.

That $1.12 trillion interest bill represents a 36% increase from just two years ago.

According to the latest Monthly Statement of the U.S. Treasury (page 9) gross interest paid in March amounted to $104.4 billion — or about $3.4 billion per day. That's a staggering 56% of the $185 billion the government collected in income tax receipts (page 4).

Put simply, 56 cents of every dollar you paid in income tax in March went to cover interest on the debt.

• Per year: $104.4 billion
• Per month: ≈ $8.7 billion
• Per day: ≈ $286 million
• Per hour: ≈ $11.9 million
• Per minute: $104.4 billion ÷ (365 × 24 × 60) ≈ $198,000
• Per second: $104.4 billion ÷ (365 × 24 × 60 × 60) ≈ $3,300

Keep in mind, nearly two thirds of Americans cannot cover a $500 emergency expense

• $500: Around 63% of workers report being unable to cover this amount.
• $400: Approximately 37% of Americans lack enough savings to cover this expense
• About 18% of Americans say the largest expense they could cover using only their savings is under $100
• 21% having no emergency savings at all
  

If I had a dollar for every billion the government spends I could retire very comfortably.

"You Better Start PREPARING Yourself NOW..." - Peter Schiff​

Apr 27, 2025

Peter schiff talks about the National Debt, Interest Rates, and the debt payments. he said that we will reach a $1 Trillion Dollar in interest payments of the national debt by next year. because The More Debt We Have, The More Inflation We're Gonna Create, The Higher Interest Rates have to be.

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Warren Buffett: U.S. budget deficit is 'unsustainable'​

May 3, 2025
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett presides over the 2025 Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting.

Warren Buffett: U.S. budget deficit is 'unsustainable'​

They are taking the dollar down to 90 which will have the same effect on gold as printing.more $.

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A Chronological Paper Trail - Deliberate Dumbing Down​

Charlotte Iserbyt is to be greatly commended for having put together the most formidable and practical compilation of documentation describing the “deliberate dumbing down” of American …

As for the spending, have to remember that they are still workin' on your boy Biden's budget 'til October.

How much extra to israel???

Moody’s downgrades United States credit rating, citing growth in government debt​

• Moody’s had been a holdout in keeping U.S. sovereign debt at the highest credit rating possible, and brings the 116-year-old agency into line with its rivals.
• The decision to lower the United States credit profile would be expected, at the margin, to lift the yield that investors demand in order to buy U.S. Treasury debt to reflect more risk, and could dampen sentiment toward owning U.S. assets, including stocks.

Moody’s Ratings cut the United States’ sovereign credit rating down one notch to Aa1 from Aaa, the highest possible, citing the growing burden of financing the federal government’s budget deficit and the rising cost of rolling over existing debt amid high interest rates.

“This one-notch downgrade on our 21-notch rating scale reflects the increase over more than a decade in government debt and interest payment ratios to levels that are significantly higher than similarly rated sovereigns,” the rating agency said in a statement.

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^^^ I'm in no hurry to loan the government money ^^^

^^^What bothers me is, our money policy has been crap for years...^^^

Fatrat said:

^^^What bothers me is, our money policy has been crap for years...^^^

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Moody's is the last credit rating agency to downgrade US debt. The other agencies (Standard and Poors, Fitch, et al) already downgraded the US months or years ago.

Fatrat said:

^^^What bothers me is, our money policy has been crap for years...^^^

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But Orange Man only-recently, rose from his political Cancellation.

That wasn't supposed to happen. Now it's time to ignite panic among the money-sheeple (which is most of them) and create chaos.

pmbug said:

Moody's is the last credit rating agency to downgrade US debt. The other agencies (Standard and Poors, Fitch, et al) already downgraded the US months or years ago.

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I am amazed it took this long.

We've got TWO GENERATIONS of proof, of how we're both unwilling and unable to deal with the temptation of debasing a fiat currency that has near-universal acceptance.

I remember the discussions over the deficit, back in 1976. Carter had a PLAN...actually, he had many, and all of them went splat.

Reagan was gonna do it by growing the economy. And his tax reform did do that (yes, I do believe the Laffer Curve was proven) but, Tipsy O'Neil was gonna try to outspend the growth. A Cloward-Pivenist. That there, showed anyone who looked, that major factions in government, with massive power, did not WANT the problem solved.

And on and on. Clinton cared nothing of government finances - he was about interns and beauty queens. Reagan's growth had inertia, lasting through Shrub I and into his term. His luck.

Shrub II and Hussein, variously, didn't care or wanted a crisis.

Now, FINALLY, we're at the end of this Printing Party. The end of the road - off the ledge.

Nothing to see. Can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab.

Found on another forum.

And I think Fed Guy Powell sees this and is keeping rates high to slow it done.

Fatrat said:

And I think Fed Guy Powell sees this and is keeping rates high to slow it done.

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They aren't high. As they are, they're LOWER than historical rates.

Nobody likes it when the cops come in and dump the punch bowl; but that's what happened. ZIRP, a "temporary" measure, became the New Normal - and resulted in ALL KINDS of malinvestment and get-rich-instantly moneychanging schemes.

At the expense of savers - who the banksters would love to price OUT of the capital markets. To them, there should be one, only one, source of capital - the Fed printing-press.

Capital, politicized. They love it - as long as the Woketards in power, are the same flavor of Woked-Up as the Woked-up banksters and corporate pawns.

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Has NEVER worked before, won't work this time either...Now I'll wait while the Republicans Trickle down all over me.

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The Big Print: How to Survive the Coming Inflationary Times​

Jul 3, 2025
Printing money into existence cheats everybody who has to work for it. Nothing will change in the world until we fix the way that money functions.

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Dollars will be like confetti.