{"id":2066,"date":"2024-01-24T16:44:22","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T16:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/?p=2066"},"modified":"2024-01-24T16:44:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T16:44:22","slug":"the-death-of-the-gold-standard-the-aftermath-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/the-death-of-the-gold-standard-the-aftermath-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Death of the Gold Standard &#8211; The Aftermath (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In my <a href=\"https:\/\/dpetkovski.com\/the-death-of-the-gold-standard-what-happened-in-1971-part-1\/\">previous post on this topic<\/a>, I wrote about events in recent history that lead to the death of the gold standard.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll do a short recap and jump into the aftermath &#8211; what&#8217;s been going on after we went off the gold standard.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_60 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-668bb72a4d4c0\" ><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-668bb72a4d4c0\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-668bb72a4d4c0\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/the-death-of-the-gold-standard-the-aftermath-part-2\/#The_Gold_Standard_Modern_History\" title=\"The Gold Standard: Modern History\">The Gold Standard: Modern History<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/the-death-of-the-gold-standard-the-aftermath-part-2\/#Aftermath_The_Death_of_the_Gold_Standard\" title=\"Aftermath: The Death of the Gold Standard\">Aftermath: The Death of the Gold Standard<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/the-death-of-the-gold-standard-the-aftermath-part-2\/#How_FIAT_Affects_Your_Life\" title=\"How FIAT Affects Your Life\">How FIAT Affects Your Life<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/the-death-of-the-gold-standard-the-aftermath-part-2\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Gold_Standard_Modern_History\"><\/span>The Gold Standard: Modern History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>These are the major events worth knowing about in regards to gold as a reserve currency in recent history:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>1900 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gold.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/1900mar14.pdf\">The gold standard act<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1933 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Executive_Order_6102\">Confiscation of citizens&#8217; gold<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1944 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bretton_Woods_Conference\">Confiscation of world&#8217;s gold reserves<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1971 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1969-1976\/nixon-shock\">The Death of the Gold Standard<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Again, go read part 1 to understand all of these in more detail:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dpetkovski.com\/the-death-of-the-gold-standard-what-happened-in-1971-part-1\/\"><strong>The Death of the Gold Standard (What Happened in 1971)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aftermath_The_Death_of_the_Gold_Standard\"><\/span>Aftermath: The Death of the Gold Standard<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since 1971, the US dollar isn&#8217;t backed by anything.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not really different than points in a video game.<\/p>\n<p>But what&#8217;s the problem with this if everyone agrees to trade in this currency?<\/p>\n<p><strong>I agree, having a consensus on how to conduct trade isn&#8217;t the actual problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>actual problem<\/strong> is that an entity has <strong>full control\u00a0<\/strong>over this currency and its circulating supply. This creates FIAT Money &#8211; a kind of money that&#8217;s made legal tender <em>by decree<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_FIAT_Affects_Your_Life\"><\/span>How FIAT Affects Your Life<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As you can probably already see, this <strong>requires\u00a0<\/strong>your government to act in your best interest. You\u00a0<strong>must\u00a0<\/strong>believe that they&#8217;ll do.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you can see how unfair the power disbalance is, putting you at a disadvantage&#8230; You work your whole life, exchanging precious time for units of this currency, while the federal reserve has the ability to simply create more of it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When more money appears, it dilutes the purchasing power of existing money.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So your years of productivity <strong>from the past\u00a0<\/strong>can&#8217;t buy as much in the present. And your wealth <strong>in the future\u00a0<\/strong>will be worth much less than it is today.<\/p>\n<p>But don&#8217;t take my word for it &#8211;\u00a0after 1971, the gold&#8217;s price rose from 40$\/oz to 120$\/oz. Assets&#8217; prices also exploded upwards:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2067\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/cpi-gold-standard.png\" alt=\"gold-standard\" width=\"700\" height=\"491\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s the wrong way to say it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Nothing really got more expensive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The money got cheaper.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>People got literally <strong>robbed<\/strong>. And they continue to be up to this day.<\/p>\n<p>You as well.<\/p>\n<p>And nobody needs to explicitly tax you or use any tactics to confiscate your savings &#8211; the increasing of the money supply itself <strong>dilutes your purchasing power year over year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As a participant in the economic system, the biggest mistake you can do is ignore this.<\/p>\n<p>I won&#8217;t convey it as good as <em>&#8220;WTF Happened in 1971&#8221;<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/wtfhappenedin1971.com\/\">wtfhappenedin1971.com<\/a>). Check them out to see more charts such as this one:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2069\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/dpetkovski\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/produccompensation.png\" alt=\"gold standard\" width=\"784\" height=\"584\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Human history teaches us that <strong>faith in an entity\u00a0<\/strong>will eventually lead to a collapse.<\/p>\n<p>On a more short-term level,\u00a0our purchasing power is the\u00a0<strong>crucial factor\u00a0<\/strong>of how our experience in life will be. Even if you&#8217;re not the materialistic type, this holds true. You&#8217;re a human &#8211; you need calories to survive and shelter to protect yourself.<\/p>\n<p>As long as your well-being<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is determined by someone that can dilute, control, and confiscate your wealth, <strong>you&#8217;re\u00a0guaranteed\u00a0to suffer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Read my <a href=\"https:\/\/dpetkovski.com\/how-the-money-printer-makes-you-poor\/\"><em>&#8220;How the Money Printer Makes You Poor&#8221;<\/em><\/a> to understand to which extend you&#8217;re affected.<\/p>\n<p>And then&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>You understand that you need an asset that allows you to fully own it. An asset that can&#8217;t be controlled, manipulated, or tampered with. An asset that&#8217;s resistant to violence, censorship, and confiscation.<\/p>\n<p>And only then you get laser eyes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And take <a href=\"https:\/\/dpetkovski.com\/the-inevitability-of-bitcoin\/\">your first step towards liberty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my previous post on this topic, I wrote about events in recent history that lead to the death of the gold standard. I&rsquo;ll do a short recap and jump into the aftermath &ndash; what&rsquo;s been going on after we went off the gold standard. 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