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| The Road to Rediscovering America’s Identity ~ XXV
BORN RIGHT^© - Sep 12, 2025
with Josh Allen Flowers : josh@portervillepost.com

THE GREAT HEIST ~ How Central Banking Stole the American Dream ~

What if I told you your grandparents worked 40 hours a week, bought a home on one income, raised a family, and retired with savings — and that the only reason you can’t is because the money in your wallet has been rigged to lose?
Sound crazy ??? It’s not. It’s inflation. It’s Weaponized.
It’s Institutionalized. And — It’s completely avoidable.
Let’s break down how the American Dream was stolen — not by foreign enemies, but by domestic economists in three-piece suits.

Inflation: The Legalized Scam with a Fancy Name

We’ve been taught to accept inflation as normal — like death, taxes, and terrible airport coffee. “2 to 3 percent a year isn’t so bad,” they say. Really?
Do the math: At 3% annual inflation, your money loses half its value every 24 years. That $500,000 retirement? It’s worth $250,000 in today’s buying power by the time you need it. That’s not economics. That’s theft wearing a tie.

From Gold-Backed to Empty Promises: The 1971 Backstab

In 1971, President Nixon cut the final cord between the U.S. dollar and gold. From that moment on, the dollar was no longer backed by anything but “trust” in government. And gov't has never been particularly trustworthy.
● They Print. You pay.
● They Borrow: You work.
● They Inflate: You struggle.

It’s like a magician pulling rabbits out of a hat — only the rabbits are made of debt, and the hat is your savings account.

How It Used to Work (And Why It Worked)

Let’s rewind. Before this mess, dollars were redeemable for gold. If the government printed too much, people could exchange those paper notes for actual metal. That kept the system honest. But the politicians and bankers didn’t like honesty. It limited their power.
So they removed the gold — and kept the printing press.
Now they can “stimulate the economy” at will. Translation: flood the market with fake money, destroy your savings, and call it growth.

Why Everything Got More Expensive
(But Your Paycheck Didn’t)

Let’s talk about that mythical beast: the single-income household. It existed. For decades. And it wasn’t just for the rich. One parent worked, the other raised the kids, and they owned their home.
Today? Two full-time incomes — and you’re still renting.
Childcare is a second mortgage.And forget saving — you’re just praying your tires last another six months.
This isn’t accidental. It’s inflation in action:
● Housing: Up 200% in 30 years.
● Education: Up 300%.
● Healthcare: Don’t even ask..

Meanwhile, wages haven’t kept up.
Why? Because when money is worth less, you need more of it to survive — but employers don’t magically earn more to pay you with. It’s a rigged treadmill. And we’ve been running on it for 50 years.

$ $ $ Usury by Design: The Real Purpose of Debt

Now enter the villain no one wants to name:
$ $ $ USERY $ $ $ — charging interest on money created out of thin air.
When the Federal Reserve “lends” money, it doesn’t pull from a vault. It creates it, then charges interest. This isn’t just unethical. It’s criminal in spirit — if not in law.
You’re paying real labor, time, and sweat for digital debt that cost them nothing to create. That’s the game. And it gets worse. Every loan in the system must be repaid with interest — but the interest doesn’t exist in the money supply.
So where does it come from? You guessed it: More debt. It’s an ouroboros — a snake eating its own tail. And we’re the ones getting swallowed.

Fractional Reserve: When Banks Become Wizards

Here’s the kicker. Banks don’t just lend the money they have. Thanks to fractional reserve banking, they’re legally allowed to lend out many times what they actually hold in deposits. You put in $1,000. They loan out $9,000. Someone pays interest on money that wasn’t real — until it was.
If you did this with a checkbook, it’s called fraud. When they do it, it’s called “stimulus.” But when the music stops — like in 2008 — guess who gets bailed out? Hint: Not you.

The Cultural Fallout: Debt is the New American Rite of Passage

Look around ...
● Student loans are now a life sentence.
● Credit cards are normalized in teenage years.
● Car loans come with balloons, smiles & 8-yr payment plans.
● Buying a house feels like signing a treaty with your captors
We didn’t just lose money. We lost mindset. Debt used to be a shame. Now it’s a lifestyle. And the longer we accept it, the deeper the hole becomes.

But: There’s a Plot Twist Coming

See, systems like this don’t last forever. Eventually, the debt outpaces productivity. The money becomes meaningless. The promises collapse. We are approaching that cliff.

But here’s the good news: People are waking up.
They’re asking questions. Running numbers. Buying gold. Storing value in things the government can’t print. Some are even learning how to become their own banks. The era of blind trust in central banks is fading. And not a moment too soon.

Next Up: Money for Nothing — and Your Future for Free

In Article 26, we’ll dig deeper into the moral rot behind fiat money — why a system built on “something for nothing” always rots the soul of a nation.
You’ll learn how fake money leads to fake freedom, fake growth, and eventually, a very real collapse.
It’s not just economic. It’s personal. Because if you don’t fix the foundation, the whole house falls. And spoiler alert: The house is already shaking.

What you are not changing, you are choosing.