{"id":19185,"date":"2025-12-07T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/?p=19185"},"modified":"2025-12-07T16:26:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T23:26:42","slug":"understanding-americas-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/understanding-americas-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding America&#8217;s Debt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over the years, the federal government has put America into what is called a debt based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgaa.org\/article\/debt-based-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">economy<\/a>. The essence of this type of economy is that it is a self perpetuating debt cycle that continues to exponentially increase the debt as seen in the persistent rising of the national debt, now at $38 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usdebtclock.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trillion<\/a>. This debt problem isn&#8217;t limited to just the U.S., it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2021\/12\/global-debt-record-226-trillion-public-private\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">global<\/a>. Not surprisingly, it has been the government with its banker pals that have taken America down economically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If not familiar with, or confused about how America has been dragged into this debt cycle, this 2012&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JelcncdDsGE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video<\/a>, End Of The Road: How Money Became Worthless, explains some basics about the U.S. economy, its relation to central banks, the gold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/ask\/answers\/09\/gold-standard.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">standard<\/a>, and to Bretton <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bretton_Woods_system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Woods<\/a>. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/about\/leadership\/members\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S.<\/a>, the Federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reserve<\/a>&nbsp;Board is the central bank with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlouisfed.org\/in-plain-english\/who-owns-the-federal-reserve-banks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">twelve<\/a> reserve bank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/aboutthefed\/federal-reserve-system.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">districts<\/a> spread across the country. It plays a powerful role in the current debt problem and control over the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As explained in the video, <a href=\"https:\/\/economicsinsider.com\/top-15-largest-us-treasury-holders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">multiple<\/a> foreign countries&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/20-countries-holding-most-us-204909231.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hold<\/a>&nbsp;U.S. debt. One has to wonder what assets the U.S. will give up if those countries call in that debt as France did with the gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally created in 2006, then revised in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vw0RTGoGn1g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2009<\/a>, the Money as Debt I&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2nBPN-MKefA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video<\/a> is a historical explanation of how the government climbed into bed with banking institutions that created the debt based economy and effectively stripped the U.S. from a consumer based <a href=\"https:\/\/thisvsthat.io\/consumer-based-economy-vs-debt-based-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">economy<\/a>. Fractional reserve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/f\/fractionalreservebanking.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">banking<\/a> and its contribution to the debt based economy is also discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Awhile back Trump and Musk were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/trump-backs-confirming-fort-knox-gold-there-treasury-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">screaming<\/a> for an audit of Fort Knox gold. Everybody <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/lets-do-it-rand-paul-supports-fort-knox-physical-audit-after-zerohedge-suggestion-goes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cheered<\/a>. But no audit has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/whatever-happened-to-president-trumps-plan-to-inspect-the-gold-at-fort-knox\/ar-AA1G1q7n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conducted<\/a> and most likely never will. A <a href=\"https:\/\/massie.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">congressiona<\/a>l <a href=\"https:\/\/thenewamerican.com\/us\/economy\/bill-to-audit-u-s-gold-reserves-introduced-in-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bill<\/a>&nbsp;for an audit will not likely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/bills\/119\/hr3795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pass<\/a> either. Knowing what gold the U.S. possesses would expose the corruption behind the debt based economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding the debt based system also makes it easier to understand the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/11\/10\/trump-proposes-50-year-mortgage-but-homeowner-savings-could-be-minimal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suggestion<\/a> for 50 year home mortgage <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/5613770-50-year-mortgage-heres-how-much-youd-end-up-paying-in-20-major-cities-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">loans<\/a> under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rutherford.org\/publications_resources\/john_whiteheads_commentary\/who_really_owns_america_the_banks_the_billionaires_and_the_deep_state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">falsehood<\/a> that it will make housing more affordable. As the Ponzi scheme suggests, new forms of debt are needed to keep the system running and indeed, perpetuating the debt cycle only&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/trump-floats-50-year-mortgages-but-would-you-want-one-11848991\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">benefits<\/a> the banks and other financial institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Economic growth is kept under constant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/economy\/us-economy-q2-2025-final\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">watch<\/a>, but as explained in the video, this does not indicate or lead to steady growth. It is a dog chasing its own tail. Even worse, the government <a href=\"https:\/\/fee.org\/articles\/interest-on-the-national-debt-who-does-it-go-to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">continues<\/a>&nbsp;piling up the interest costs while passing off debt to foreign countries who may not necessarily be friends, and to future children. It is placing its sins onto us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the end of the Money is Debt I video, it is easy to understand why U.S. debt is continually escalating and why the government just whines about it while making no effort to correct it, but instead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KbJcWk8FAPw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">perpetuating<\/a> it. No balanced budget amendment will fix this because that is not the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/08\/25\/trump-fed-war-lisa-cook-central-bank-independence-powell-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">espouses<\/a> going after the Federal Reserve, it is most likely just bluster. Both he and Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, are playing into the banker&#8217;s hands with promoting the use of cryptocurrency. Online banking, credit cards, and reduced use of cash have all played into the central bankers\u2019 hands with transition to a digital currency leading to the ultimate control. Cryptocurrency adds another avenue for central banks to continue the debt scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. debt is tracked on the U.S. National Debt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usdebtclock.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clock<\/a>. However, at the bottom there is another chart for USA Hidden Wealth Asset-Backed Dollar. Those assets are listed as precious metal and mineral reserves, real estate, land, stock market, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/auctions-and-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/auctions-and-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recaptured<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/r\/recapture.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">assets<\/a>, then the total &#8220;hidden wealth&#8221; in dollars is listed to the right. Lutnick has made frightening <a href=\"https:\/\/solari.com\/plunder-plunder-capitalism-is-the-bitcoin-strategic-reserve-trial-balloon-the-next-step-in-the-great-american-land-grab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statements<\/a> about using this wealth for monetary gains. The concern should be that if the gold supply is depleted as suspected, and foreign held debt is called in, these resources could be used for payment of that U.S. debt, or&nbsp;maybe just sold off for the money. Whichever, Lutnick is drooling over it as if he owned it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More appalling, it is central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wionews.com\/photos\/who-s-hoarding-the-gold-list-of-the-top-5-central-banks-that-bought-the-most-gold-1764668946961\/1764668946963\">banks<\/a> that are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/sp\/charted-a-decade-of-central-bank-gold-purchases\/\">hauling<\/a> in the gold supply, many of them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gold.org\/goldhub\/gold-focus\/2025\/12\/central-bank-gold-statistics-central-banks-ramp-gold-buying-october\">foreign<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/goldseek.com\/article\/central-banks-ramped-gold-purchases-again-october\">increasing<\/a> recent purchases. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/story\/2024\/10\/10\/why-some-central-banks-have-been-buying-more-gold\">several<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketplace.org\/story\/2024\/10\/10\/why-some-central-banks-have-been-buying-more-gold\">speculative<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalxetfs.com\/articles\/commodity-catchup-why-are-central-banks-buying-so-much-gold\">reasons<\/a> why this is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/commodities\/trumps-policies-spur-further-central-bank-gold-buying-2025-04-03\/\">happening<\/a>, but tense geopolitics seem to be a central issue. U.S. central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/central-banks-now-hold-more-gold-than-u-s-treasuries\/\">banks<\/a> are at the bottom of the heap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine for one minute every citizen that has been hauled into court for not paying their debt, yet the government is not held to account for the same offense. The general rule of thumb is that assets are seized for non-payment. It isn&#8217;t unthinkable that valuable resources would be seized as that is the goal in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/490999564\/Technocracy-It-s-All-About-Control-Over-All-People-All-Resources-and-All-Wealth-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">technocracy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who want a deeper understanding at the international level this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yLZUVsmUwZY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video<\/a>, The System of Money, covers what has happened in England but also includes the U.S. and other countries. However, the dynamics are exactly the same. The similarities are stunning and without question clearly attest that there is a cartel making the economic decisions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The World Economic Forum (WEF), and the prior White <a href=\"https:\/\/bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov\/cea\/written-materials\/2024\/05\/22\/the-importance-of-central-bank-independence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2017\/11\/what-is-a-central-bank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defends<\/a>&nbsp;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2024\/07\/emerging-markets-central-bank-independence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">importance<\/a> of central banks but with reasoning different from what is explained in the videos. Crony corporate WEF&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/partners\/#C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">partners<\/a> are the ones that have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rutherford.org\/publications_resources\/john_whiteheads_commentary\/who_owns_america_oligarchs_have_bought_up_the_american_dream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">collecting<\/a> the wealth with this debt based economy scam. It too is looking to victimize&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2023\/11\/gen-z-banking-finance-money-trends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">younger<\/a>&nbsp;generations for its Ponzi scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For years there have been <a href=\"https:\/\/libertysentinel.org\/forget-the-black-swans-the-vultures-already-circling-us-are-bad-enough-to-kill-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">warnings<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/libertysentinel.org\/the-economic-apocalypse-is-now-upon-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">impending<\/a> economic collapse with some close <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebsco.com\/research-starters\/business-and-management\/us-financial-crisis-2007-2010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calls<\/a>. But perhaps those close calls were just for practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/videos\/a-social-contract-to-transform-our-world-by-2030\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2030<\/a> is the target for everything now, maybe that will be the year the final collapse will occur with a complete societal takeover under technocratic rule and the &#8220;You&#8217;ll own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=omAk1gMyw7E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nothing<\/a>, you&#8217;ll be happy&#8221; mantra will come to fruition. In fact, the cat was let out of the bag originally with Agenda 21 claiming to save the environment. It <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150423160411\/https:\/unric.org\/en\/latest-un-buzz\/29623-figueres-first-time-the-world-economy-is-transformed-intentionally\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/world-news\/climate\/global-warming-is-about-destroying-capitalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">really<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investors.com\/politics\/editorials\/climate-change-scare-tool-to-destroy-capitalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to<\/a> &#8220;<strong><em>intentionally transform the economic development model<\/em><\/strong>&#8220;<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These videos offer a new perspective towards understanding the depth in which the Constitution has been ravaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">How Money Became Worthless<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"End Of The Road: How Money Became Worthless | Finance Documentary\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JelcncdDsGE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Money as Debt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Money as Debt I - Revised Edition 2009 (Full Movie)\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2nBPN-MKefA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">System of Money<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The System of Money | Documentary | Money Creation Explained\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yLZUVsmUwZY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, the federal government has put America into what is called a debt based economy. The essence of this type of economy is that it is a self perpetuating debt cycle that continues to exponentially increase the debt as seen in the persistent rising of the national debt, now at $38 trillion. 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