The State of the Nation 1 Year After COVID Lockdowns Began…
Dr. Ron Paul’s Stimulus Warning
for Every American
“Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider
myself as guilty of treason toward my country.”
– Patrick Henry
Hi, I’m Ron Paul.
You might recognize me as the Congressman who spent 22 years defending American liberty.
Or maybe you’ve read my bestselling book End the Fed.
But my first passion was actually medicine!
In fact, I’ve been a Medical Doctor for nearly 60 years.
So I view the coronavirus through a different lens than most politicians.
And certainly differently than the experts you see on TV right now.
Which is why I’m reaching out to you today, through this online video.
There’s an important message I worry is lost on those who are listening to the mainstream narrative.
What I’m about to share might sound controversial.
But I’m not trying to scare anyone.
I’ve always tried to be a voice of sanity and reason. Even in turbulent times.
But my beliefs often run counter to the mainstream narrative.
Today, I simply want to warn you about what’s REALLY happening in America right now.
And show you something you and your family can do today to protect yourselves from an even more alarming problem lurking around the corner.
Because no matter how you look at it… I believe the government has used this crisis to gain even more power and control of our lives.
The long-term effects of these moves will not be good. Especially when it comes to your personal liberty, and your money.
At this point, we know the virus is real. And it can be serious for those who have compromised immune systems.
But the hysteria surrounding COVID has been overblown.
And the government’s response to it has been troubling. In fact, many politicians have used the panic for political profit.
Which concerns me.
Because this power-grab will be devastating for Americans who are retired. As well as those who work hard and save wisely.
I realize this might seem controversial, given everything we’ve been told in the past year.
But are things better today for anyone than they were a year ago, when the virus first appeared?
Well, just look at the facts…and if you’d like to double check anything I’m about to say, please check out the Details & Disclosures page when you’re done with this video.
Right now, only 39% of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in America.
That’s the lowest level—ever—since Gallup began tracking that number.
Why so low?
Well, for one…
- Despite trillions in government stimulus, last year brought the biggest spike in U.S. poverty since the 1960s.
In fact,
- 18 million are STILL on some form of unemployment.
And this year, many of those folks are in danger of losing their homes.
- According to the White House: “1 in 5 renters is behind on rent, and just over 10 million homeowners are behind on mortgage payments.”
The situation’s no better for small businesses.
Keep in mind, small businesses are the backbone of the American economy.
They drive nearly half the nation’s economic activity, and create two-thirds of new jobs according to a 2019 study.
Which is frightening when you consider…
- A recent report from the Federal Reserve declares 88% of small business still haven’t returned to pre-COVID levels.
- And roughly one-third say they won’t survive without more government aid!
Big businesses are struggling as well.
Many companies borrowed money to stay afloat in 2020. So corporate debt is at an all-time high.
And major companies are STILL laying off employees. Including Bank of New York Mellon, Ulta Beauty, Dropbox, and Best Buy.
Even though stocks are hitting all-time highs, the S&P 500’s price-to-earnings ratio is now more than DOUBLE its long-term average. Signaling we could be due for a crash.
These are just a small sampling of the financial problems plaguing the nation today.
Of course, the lockdowns have also taken a serious toll on the nation’s mental health...
- Right now, HALF the country admits struggling with mental health problems.
- And nearly 40 million Americans are taking anti-depressants.
Things have gotten so bad that we’re seeing a huge spike in suicides across the country – especially among young people.
But none of these facts matter to our elected officials, who I believe are quick to react with easy-money handouts.
To them, this health scare is a convenient opportunity to steal even more of our God-given Constitutional freedoms.
And it sets America up for an alarmingly socialist future.
For example, did you see the CDC’s recent guidelines about how vaccinatedAmericans can resume their lives?
The mainstream media rejoiced at the announcement, saying: “Vacinnated Americans allowed to taste freedom.”
Others were even giddier:
“You can hug your grandkids again.
"If you’ve been waiting to get a haircut, or see the dentist, you can do that.”
I’m sorry, folks… but your freedom doesn’t come from the CDC!
It doesn’t come from Dr. Fauci.
And it sure doesn’t come from congressmen and senators!
But that’s just how twisted our understanding of freedom has become in the past year.
The truth is, after so many years in Washington, I thought I was immune to being shocked by what our government does.
But the actions our elected officials and the medical community have taken in the past year have gone beyond anything I could have imagined.
Look at what they’ve done – in just ONE YEAR:
- First, Congress passed a $2.2 trillion stimulus package – the biggest EVER in history.
Bigger than the 2008 banking bailout and 2009 recovery act, combined.
Unfortunately, the free money never goes far enough.
Which is why:
- This year, Congress passed ANOTHER $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill.
Of course, with around $30 trillion in debt, our government doesn’t have the money to actually pay for all this.
But that’s not a problem.
The Federal Reserve is happy to print more!
They’ve funded this entire operation with near-zero interest rates, and an unprecedented level of money printing.
Essentially handing the U.S. Treasury a blank check.
And Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen couldn’t be happier.
She recently said: “The price of doing too little is much higher than the price of doing something big.”
Let’s not forget…
- As part of the ongoing stimulus, the government has been sending checks to most Americans – no strings attached, for over a year now.
Virtually identical to the socialist “universal basic income” idea on which Andrew Yang based his failed presidential run.
Nearly a third of Americans say they’re counting on even MORE government relief.
So it’s likely we’ll see this free money continue.
Several Senate Democrats say checks should continue until COVID disappears—whenever that may be.
Did you know:
A married couple with four kids could’ve received nearly $20,000 tax-free since last year – even if neither the husband nor wife lost their jobs?
And yet there are some in Congress who want to cancel everybody’s rent and mortgage payments until the so-called crisis is over.
Most bizarre to me, though, is that the federal government is now reimbursing up to $7,000 in COVID-related funeral expenses!
There really is no limit to the insanity!
Add it all up, and the past year’s “COVID relief efforts” have cost taxpayers $6 trillion.
That’s eight times bigger than FDR’s “New Deal” after the Great Depression.
Of course, we all know that most of this money ends up in the hands of the well-connected, rather than those who most need it.
Take the most recent stimulus bill, for example…
Only 9% of the $1.9 trillion Congress approved went to the American people.
Where did the rest go?
Well, there was:
- $100 million for an underground rail project in Silicon Valley.
- $480 million to preserve Native American languages.
- $50 million in “environmental justice grants” – whatever that means.
- The budgets of the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Endowment of the Arts both will both double – at a cost to taxpayers of $470 million.
- And another $1.5 billion going to prop up Amtrak.
(Apparently the $3 billion the trains got in last year’s stimulus bill wasn’t enough.)
See folks, the biggest problem with a “crisis” like this is that nobody stops to ask the real questions.
Like:
- How does the financial system get so bad that a flu-like virus can cripple the entire U.S. economy?
- And then require $6 trillion in government spending—just to keep the country afloat?
- Will all of this stimulus actually fix the economy?
- Or will it just make Americans even more dependent on the government?
- And what is the dollar actually worth if we can print an unlimited number of them?
But none of this matters...
Everyone just wants a quick fix. An easy handout.
And, as we’ve seen in the past year, our elected officials are happy to give the masses what they want.
Unfortunately, these policies – and those that are sure to keep coming as this “crisis” lingers on – will cause even greater damage to the Americans they’re meant to help.
As I’m about to show you, I believe serious signs of touble are already starting to appear.
Despite what anybody in the government or mainstream media will tell you, all this free money really does is further erode the value of the U.S. dollar.
Which is why the dollar has been in steady freefall since COVID first hit:
You may have noticed the prices of many basic goods are rising, too…
For instance:
- Gas prices are up more than 25% since last December – and experts predict it could soon soar to $4 a gallon, or more.
- Lumber prices are up more than 180% in the past year.
- Copper and other industrial metals have skyrocketed, and are now at the highest level in a decade.
It’s even starting to hit healthcare…
- The cost of insulin recently soared to more than $2,000.
That’s especially frightening news, considering 34 million Americans have diabetes. And another 88 million are pre-diabetic.
But what scares me most is rising food prices.
According to Bloomberg:
- Global food prices have soared to a six-year high, and are likely to continue soaring even higher this year.
So far, food prices have jumped 50% since the COVID hysteria began.
Now, the head of the World Food Program predicts 2021 could be even worse.
- Potentially resulting in “famines of biblical proportions.”
It sounds like an exaggeration...
But right now, we’re seeing rising diesel prices… skyrocketing fertilizer costs… and a massive move higher in the price of animal feed.
This almost guarantees Americans could be paying more at the grocery store in the coming weeks and months.
Which, in turn, gauarantees government stimulus will continue for the forseeable future.
Don’t forget, even before the panic began:
- 78% of Americans were living paycheck to paycheck.
And even though you might assume that refers to low-wage earners…
- 1 out of 4 families making $150,000 or more a year were in the same boat.
Given this, it’s no surprise that:
- Almost a third of American adults had no emergency savings.
Or that:
- 70% of Americans admitted to crying about money.
Of course, if you don’t have cash on hand, you take out loans to pay for your expenses.
Which explains why:
- Household debt now sits at $14.6 trillion – the highest ever on record.
And why, at the bottom end:
- There are now nearly 44 million Americans on Food Stamps.
The official story from the government is that the costs of basic goods isn’t rising.
Even mainstream financial news sources like Barron’s deny that inflation is emerging:
But that’s probably because – according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics – many numbers related to food prices were “considered temporarily unavailable.”
In fact, “many indexes [supposed to track inflation] are based on smaller amounts of collected prices than usual.”
Bottom line: If food prices continue soaring, things are about to get downright scary for millions of Americans.
Study after study has shown that, throughout history, social unrest and violent rioting inevitably follows a major spike in food prices.
So please, as a citizen of this country – pay attention to what your government is doing right now.
The people running America today are living in a fantasy world.
And if you’re not careful, YOU could be the one who pays the price.
Don’t get me wrong – I’m not saying that COVID is harmless.
But this virus HAS been over-hyped by government officials.
And the result will be to continue spending more money than ever before.
I believe it’s all part of their plan to make Americans totally dependent on the government.
Because the reality is, these “emergency” measures that get passed never actually go away.
Think back to FDR, for example...
He used the Great Depression and World War II as an “emergency” reason to pass temporary measures like Social Security and Food Stamps.
Yet here we are, nearly 100 years later… and these programs are still around.
Today, this kind of entitlement spending makes up 60% of the federal budget.
And even the World Economic Forum has written about how these programs actually make Americans MORE dependent on the state.
That’s because, no matter the crisis, the goalposts keep getting moved.
Politicians can’t bear to give up the power they grabbed from us.
And the long-term financial consequences of this will continue to get even worse… until the house of cards come crashing down.
Bottom line:
If you’re not prepared, the events of the past year are about to create a crisis for Baby Boomers and others who are retired or nearing retirement.
In fact, as I’m about to show you, the cracks are already starting to appear.
What our government is trying to do today has been tried many times before, in dozens of countries.
Mao… Mussolini… Stalin – even Hitler.
No matter who’s in charge, these socialist policies ALWAYS lead to disaster.
As Michael Burry, one of the few experts to predict the collapse of the housing bubble recently pointed out … Germany’s route to hyperinflation in the 1920s is nearly identical to what’s happening in America today:
“Germany [the US] started by not paying adequately for its war [on COVID and the Great Financial Crisis bailout] out of the sacrifices of its people – taxes – but covered its deficits with war loans [Treasuries] and issues of new paper Reichsmarks [dollars].”
The only difference is that Germany had an actual war.
Our leaders waged a war on a virus.
“Oh, but hyperinflation could never happen here in America,” you might say.
Well, as I’m about to show you… it’s already here.
And I believe it’s about to get a whole lot worse.
For years, I opposed policies like these in Washington.
I never voted for more debt.
I tried to audit and put an end to the Federal Reserve.
I swore to uphold the Constitution – an oath I took seriously.
But the folks in Washington today have put us on a dangerous path to a new financial crisis… even worse than the financial crisis of 2008 or the huge stock market drop we saw in March of 2020.
You can ignore that ugly fact…
Or you can take the necessary steps to protect yourself.
The choice is yours.
But you’ve got to take action personally.
Get the facts for yourself. Learn the steps necessary. Protect yourself and your family from what could come next.
That’s why I put together this short message for you today.
It’s something you and your family can do in your own home, in just a few minutes.
You must take action personally.
Right now, hardly anyone in Washington is talking about this situation honestly with the American public.
Most Americans still have absolutely no clue what’s actually going on.
But I’m hoping to change that today.
I spent 22 years in Congress.
I served on the House Banking Committee and the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
I sponsored well over 600 legislative bills.
I’ve met with every president of the past 40 years and every Fed chairman.
I’ve spent many hours in top secret, closed door meetings in Washington.
And today, I’m going to show you what’s REALLY happening in our country.
I’m also going to recommend a great way for you to protect yourself and your family from the events I believe are right around the corner.
Most people I’ve heard from in recent weeks correctly sense that there’s something big happening in our country right now.
A huge shift taking place.
But they don’t know how to make sense of it.
It’s because with crisis after crisis… 9/11… the 2008 financial crisis… to COVID today… our government has embarked on an out-of-control experiment, printing absurd amounts of money to bail out whoever needs it.
Even if those Americans don’t need it!
In fact, more than half of Americans now receive more money from government handouts than they pay in federal taxes.
(Perhaps this explains why 43% of Americans now say Socialism would be good for the country.)
To fund all this, we’ve borrowed so much money that our country can never, ever hope to legitimately pay it back to our creditors (the largest of which is actually you, the American taxpayer.)
What happens next?
Well, I’m sure the policy of big government will continue.
This means more spending, and an ever-growing deficit.
When it ends, experts warn we could be in for a “Greater Depression.”
But I think the results could be even worse…
The stock market could crash by 50% or more.
This would be WAY more devastating than in 1929, when only 2.5% of Americans owned stocks.
Today, an incredible 55% of the country is invested in the stock market.
Meaning if stocks crashed, the savings of MILLIONS would be wiped out, in an instant.
Including, yourself, if you’re not careful.
In other words, if you’re not ready… the way of life you’ve enjoyed for 40 years could come to a halt, disrupting your retirement.
So please pay close attention to what I’m telling you.
I urge that you take action personally.
And you have to do it now… today, while the methods of saving yourself are still cheap, easy, and legal.
If you leave this video with nothing more than a new way to think about what’s happening in Washington, I’m totally fine with that.
But if you want to take the next step, and actually DO something to protect your wealth in the years to come, then there’s one thing I recommend.
It’s the single best thing I’d recommend to anyone who wants to feel comfortable and safe with how they’re managing their money right now.
See, as far as I can tell, only one organization out there is warning about the economic realities of the government’s actions.
Which is why the first thing I recommend you do is take a look at the research and recommendations put together by Stansberry Research – one of the largest, most recognized, and most respected financial research companies in the world.
They’ve been in business for more than 20 years and have more than 200 employees.
Including dozens of financial analysts, corporate attorneys, accountants, technology experts, former hedge fund managers, even a medical doctor.
Their research has been featured in Barron’s… USA Today… Bloomberg… MarketWatch… Fox Business News… Forbes… and more.
And they have hundreds of thousands of paid readers in nearly every country.
The thing I like most about them is that they are 100% independent publishers.
They accept NO advertising.
They don't manage anyone’s money.
AND they’re not affiliated with any political party.
In other words, they don’t have any of the typical conflicts of interest present at most banks, brokerages, and other financial firms.
They don’t get paid for underwriting deals or placing trades or anything like that.
They simply publish great research on the best ways to deal with what’s happening in America right now.
And they give you the insights and information the mainsteam media won’t.
Stansberry Resarch is one of the few organizations in America that’s been as outspoken as me, explaining how our government is creating a crisis of epic proportions.
They’ve spent millions of dollars over the years getting this message out to anyone who would listen. If you have never heard of their research before, please check out our Details & Disclosures page.
And they have made dozens of predictions over the past two decades without worrying about whom they might offend.
For example, they warned investors about Wall Street’s collapse in 2008.
They predicted the bankruptcy of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac months before the average investor had any clue.
Barron’s called their analysis “remarkably prescient.”
They correctly called the collapse of Gannett (publisher of USA Today)…General Growth Property (America’s biggest mall owner)… and D.R. Horton (America’s largest homebuilder), too.
They predicted the rise of Kamala Harris years before she was on anybody’s radar.
And issued this warning about the 2020 Election:
“If Biden becomes our next president – under heavy pressure from the left wing of the Democratic party – he will proudly proclaim his ‘social justice’ roots and offer more handouts than every other president, combined…
The steps his administration will likely take in its first 100 days in office will push our nation into financial crisis.”
And yet the folks at Stansberry Research believe what’s happening in America today is far more alarming than any of the calls they’ve made before.
And it could impact your finances in even bigger ways than anything we’ve ever seen.
They recently put together an entire book that explains much of what I’ve described here – and what you can do about it personally.
This book is a great resource. Not only for understanding what is happening in America today. But also learning the practical steps to protect yourself.
They’ll further elaborate on my warning about the Fed’s massive money-printing experiment… and the effects these government handouts will have on Americans.
What will this mean for our country’s future… our economy… your savings?
As you can imagine, it won’t be pretty.
The good news is that you can protect yourself NOW…
But only if you know in advance what’s coming.
You see, behind all the rhetoric and promises coming from Washington right now are economic realities.
These decisions could not just affect the money you spent your career saving.
It could also disrupt your current source of income – whether it’s Social Security… a pension… dividends… annuity… or your salary, if you’re still working.
I’m sure you think I’m exaggerating, but consider this: Biden is getting ready to unleash the first major tax hike in almost 30 years.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has proposed raising the top tax bracket to 70%.
Other plans would hike taxes on middle class families and small businesses.
Some would require eliminating Social Security altogether!
No matter how you look at it, we are about to enter into a strange time politically and economically.
Which is why you must begin preparing now.
That way, when these new policies start to roll out, you and your family will get through it safely.
Maybe even better off than you are today.
Bottom line: Most Americans are looking to the government to fix their financial problems.
And, sadly, our elected officials are happy to give them these handouts.
But this policy of free money will have devastating effects… which we could start to see emerge in the coming weeks and months.
Most Americans will be completely blindsided by what’s going to happen…
So please make sure you, your family, and anyone you care about are prepared.
The absolute best first step you can take is to get a copy of this new Stansberry Research book.
It’s not available on Amazon or anywhere else.
But you can get a copy right here, right now.
Here are the details…
Thanks, Dr. Paul.
I’m Tom Mustin with Stansberry Research.
As Dr. Paul just mentioned, our firm has done more research on what’s happening right now in America than anybody else.
So if you’re worried about everything going on right now in Washington… if you’re wondering what all this stimulus and money-printing really means for you, your money, and your retirement… you’ll want to act quickly, and read our new book.
It may be the most eye-opening book you read all year.
In The Battle for America, we’ll show you the various ways these policies will likely play out, based on what we’ve seen before in history, and what’s happened in other countries throughout the world.
My team and I are doing two things right now to help you get ready for what’s coming.
First, it’s critical you know exactly what you must do now to protect your wealth in the weeks and months to come.
Policies like we’ve begun to see will have serious effects on any money you’ve set aside for retirement, money you have invested in stocks and bonds, as well as your current source of income.
That’s why, inside The Battle for America, we’ll show you all of the investments you DO NOT want to own as the next financial crisis unfolds.
- We’ll show you the 50 most dangerous companies in America today.
There’s a good chance you own one of these firms.
If so, you’ll want to sell immediately.
We’ll share:
- Which investment sectors you should avoid right now.
- A critical move you absolutely must make in your bank account today, if possible, that could save you as much as $500,000.
- What you should do with your retirement accounts, like a 401(k) or IRA, immediately to brace for higher inflation.
And that’s not all…
In this new book, you’ll also get an in-depth explanation of everything that’s going on in America right now:
We’ll walk you through:
- How these socialist policies first began unfolding in America during the 1930s.
What laws were passed... how it affected regular folks like you and me… and how some assets were actually able to soar thousands of percent during these periods.
- The one financial asset you must have to survive the coming spike in inflation.
There’s no telling how bad social unrest may be, especially when food prices start to soar this year.
This powerful strategy was taught to us by one of the richest and most successful men we know, in the middle of a crisis in South America.
This secret costs you almost nothing… but could save your life.
- A unique way of owning U.S. currency that could soar in a crisis.
This is a clever way of holding real U.S. money.
You can’t get it from your bank, but it could easily soar 500% during the coming financial crisis.
- Why the debts Millennials owe today on college, cars, and credit cards are more dangerous than the money owed during the 2008 mortgage crisis.
Almost nobody out there is talking about this massive bloc of voters, and why ongoing government handouts is a way to cater to them specifically.
But these free-money policies are the best way for these Leftist politicians to ensure they’ll stay in office.
And so much more… including:
- How to buy the world’s “Trophy Assets” when they are selling at fire sale prices.
- And a secret way to get some of your money out of the U.S. financial system, without opening an offshore checking account.
Plus tons of other information you need to be aware of.
For example, did you know that Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld implemented a program in New Jersey – back under President Nixon – that literally handed people cash?
It was not all that different than what we’re seeing today at a federal level.
We’ll tell you all about it, including the surprising reason why it was shut down.
We’ll give you the little-known stories of several other programs that have been “snuck in” by the government over the years.
Beginning with the 16th Amendment, passed in 1909… the Federal Reserve Act of 1913… and public education reform in 1979.
If you don’t think broad-scale socialism is possible in America, you haven’t studied U.S. history.
Much of today’s federal policies are straight out of the pages of Marx’s Communist Manifesto.
For instance: “A heavy progressive or graduated income tax”?
Ratified with the 16th Amendment.
“Centralization of credit in the hands of the state”?
Accomplished when President Woodrow Wilson approved the Federal Reserve Act.
“Free education for children in government schools”?
That became law when President Jimmy Carter established the Department of Education.
You’ll see what’s coming next in Battle for America…
If you don’t think something big is around the corner, then you haven’t been paying attention to the political climate.
Just look at student loans, for example…
Over the past 10 years, millions of young adults (most of whom had no income) were allowed to rack up enormous debts, which now total $1.7 trillion.
Incredibly, that’s what our entire federal government owed a little more than 30 years ago.
And these debts have ballooned to absurd amounts.
The number of students with debts over $100,000 has quadrupled in the last 10 years.
Most of this money will likely never be repaid.
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