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Free Money Is Propping Up the Economy. And It’s About to Crash.
The production cost of everything is falling. So why are you paying more?
Take a look around. We live in an era of unprecedented technological advancement. Self-driving cars, AI chatbots, solar power, smartphones – the kind of stuff that would make our grandparents think they’ve woken up in a sci-fi movie.
And yet, somehow, you’re paying more for everything.
That shiny new 4K TV costs a fortune. Groceries? A small mortgage. A house? Forget it. Even basic services, which should be cheaper thanks to tech, feel like luxuries.
Not because things are getting more expensive to produce. In fact, the cost of production is plummeting. The tech is better, faster, and cheaper to manufacture. But the price you pay is skyrocketing.
Why? Because we don’t live in a free market.
Welcome to Controlled Capitalism
What we’re living in isn’t capitalism. It’s light communism with a sexy logo and a quarterly earnings call.
In a true free market, prices fall as tech improves. The cost of goods and services gravitates towards production costs. That’s how supply and demand are supposed to work. Tech gets better, efficiency increases…
