{"id":37047,"date":"2025-06-13T09:06:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/?p=37047"},"modified":"2025-06-13T09:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:06:36","slug":"this-ends-in-chaos-bloodshed-and-revolution-in-coming-debt-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itmtrading.com\/blog\/this-ends-in-chaos-bloodshed-and-revolution-in-coming-debt-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"This Ends in Chaos: Bloodshed and Revolution in Coming Debt Collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see how we make it to the end of Trump\u2019s four-year term without some sort of very extreme debt event,\u201d warns Tom Bilyeu, CEO of Impact Theory. In his conversation with Daniela Cambone, Bilyeu argues that U.S. government, corporate, and individual debt levels are unsustainable. To maintain social and economic stability, he believes the country will be forced to print massive amounts of money\u2014eroding the dollar\u2019s value and widening the wealth gap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re gonna print, print, print to calm people down because nobody has the discipline to say, \u2018Yeah, it\u2019s gonna suck, but it\u2019s gonna suck a lot less than the implosion of the entire economy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bilyeu also addresses the growing discussion around a \u201cmonetary reset,\u201d which he interprets as a debt jubilee\u2014a dramatic cancellation of debts that has historically triggered unrest. \u201cTake your revolutionary pick\u2026 whether you like your chaos in the French style or the American Revolution\u2014those are never subtle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch the full interview to hear why Bilyeu believes economic discipline is no longer politically viable\u2014and what history tells us might come next.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"286\"><br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019re Already in the Collapse\u201d: Tom Bilyeu on the Coming Debt Jubilee and the End of Easy Money<\/strong><br data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"289\" \/><em data-start=\"289\" data-end=\"366\">Featuring Tom Bilyeu on The Daniela Cambone Show \u2013 Presented by ITM Trading<\/em><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"371\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"529\">When serial entrepreneur and <strong data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"419\">Impact Theory<\/strong> founder <strong data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"442\">Tom Bilyeu<\/strong> joins a conversation about monetary policy, the results are anything but conventional.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"867\">In his eye-opening discussion with <strong data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"585\">Daniela Cambone<\/strong> on <em data-start=\"589\" data-end=\"615\">The Daniela Cambone Show<\/em>, Bilyeu didn\u2019t just dissect the <strong data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"686\">Federal Reserve\u2019s hidden mechanics<\/strong>\u2014he issued a dire warning: the U.S. is deep into the late stages of economic decline, and a <strong data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"794\">debt jubilee<\/strong> or monetary reset is no longer a fringe theory. It&#8217;s the likely outcome.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"1070\">For ITM Trading\u2019s audience\u2014retirees and savers deeply concerned about the <strong data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"975\">US dollar\u2019s purchasing power<\/strong>, inflation, and economic collapse\u2014this conversation offers both a reality check and a roadmap.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1075\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1114\">A System Doomed by Its Own Design<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1315\">Referencing classics like <em data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"1175\">The Creature from Jekyll Island<\/em> and Ray Dalio\u2019s six-phase debt cycle, Bilyeu made it clear: we are in <strong data-start=\"1246\" data-end=\"1257\">Phase 5<\/strong>, the \u201cinflate or die\u201d stage. And <strong data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1314\">Phase 6 is collapse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1524\">\n<p data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1524\">\u201cWe are in a death loop,\u201d he said. \u201cThe U.S. government, corporate America, and the average citizen are maxed out on debt\u2014and the only way out is more printing, more inflation, and eventually, revolution.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1728\">As Bilyeu explained, history shows that <strong data-start=\"1566\" data-end=\"1620\">every empire inflates its currency until it breaks<\/strong>. From Rome to Britain, money printing has always been the temporary fix that causes the long-term downfall.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1730\" data-end=\"1733\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1735\" data-end=\"1784\">Why the Fed Can\u2019t Print Its Way Out This Time<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1921\">Bilyeu warned that unlike in 2008 or 2020, the U.S. is no longer able to mask structural problems with another $10 trillion \u201cstimulus.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1923\" data-end=\"2022\">\n<p data-start=\"1925\" data-end=\"2022\">\u201cIt\u2019s like drugs,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can party hard for a while, but eventually, the overdose comes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2024\" data-end=\"2194\">That overdose, he says, will come in the form of <strong data-start=\"2073\" data-end=\"2091\">hyperinflation<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2110\">social unrest<\/strong>, and a growing divide between the asset-owning elite and the debt-saddled majority.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2196\" data-end=\"2199\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2201\" data-end=\"2252\">The Debt Jubilee: A Reset Wrapped in Revolution<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2254\" data-end=\"2434\">One of the most shocking takeaways from the interview was Bilyeu\u2019s explanation of a <strong data-start=\"2338\" data-end=\"2354\">debt jubilee<\/strong>\u2014a biblical term that\u2019s gained traction among financial insiders like Ray Dalio.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2586\">Many Americans may think a debt jubilee sounds like a positive event\u2014wiping out debts across the board. But Bilyeu emphasized the devastating reality:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2588\" data-end=\"2695\">\n<p data-start=\"2590\" data-end=\"2695\">\u201cDebt jubilees don\u2019t happen in calm times. They happen in war, in revolution. They\u2019re born of bloodshed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2697\" data-end=\"2839\">In other words, a true debt reset requires so much pain\u2014financial and social\u2014that citizens are willing to <strong data-start=\"2803\" data-end=\"2839\">sacrifice wealth just for peace.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"2841\" data-end=\"2844\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"2846\" data-end=\"2879\">Can a Return to Gold Save Us?<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2881\" data-end=\"3020\">Bilyeu agrees that hardening the monetary system is a necessary step\u2014but he\u2019s not convinced the political will exists to do it proactively.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3022\" data-end=\"3062\">Still, he believes in individual action:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3064\" data-end=\"3200\">\n<p data-start=\"3066\" data-end=\"3200\">\u201cPeople need to reharden their money\u2014whether that\u2019s through gold, silver, or Bitcoin. You must hold something that can\u2019t be inflated.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"3202\" data-end=\"3422\">This echoes the message long delivered by <strong data-start=\"3244\" data-end=\"3260\">David Morgan<\/strong>, who has warned that <strong data-start=\"3282\" data-end=\"3306\">gold &amp; silver prices<\/strong> reflect not just market conditions but trust in fiat currencies. And that trust, according to Bilyeu, is vanishing.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"3424\" data-end=\"3427\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"3429\" data-end=\"3467\">Why Most People Still Don\u2019t Get It<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3469\" data-end=\"3600\">Despite the visible economic cracks, Bilyeu believes most Americans are emotionally and educationally unprepared for what\u2019s coming.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3602\" data-end=\"3757\">\n<p data-start=\"3604\" data-end=\"3757\">\u201cPeople reason with emotion, not logic,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can\u2019t ask someone to understand the mechanics of fiat money when they\u2019re just trying to pay rent.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"3759\" data-end=\"3957\">Instead of grasping the \u201cMandrake Mechanism\u201d or monetary history, many fall prey to <strong data-start=\"3843\" data-end=\"3864\">populist politics<\/strong>\u2014calls for more government programs, higher taxes on the wealthy, and endless money printing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3959\" data-end=\"4015\">But these \u201csolutions\u201d only make the system more fragile.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"4017\" data-end=\"4020\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"4022\" data-end=\"4045\">So What Can You Do?<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4047\" data-end=\"4122\">When Daniela asked how individuals can prepare, Bilyeu\u2019s advice was direct:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4124\" data-end=\"4406\">\n<li data-start=\"4124\" data-end=\"4197\">\n<p data-start=\"4126\" data-end=\"4197\"><strong data-start=\"4126\" data-end=\"4152\">Stop saving in dollars<\/strong>: The value is evaporating through inflation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4198\" data-end=\"4288\">\n<p data-start=\"4200\" data-end=\"4288\"><strong data-start=\"4200\" data-end=\"4238\">Own assets that resist devaluation<\/strong>: Gold, silver, equities, and potentially Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4289\" data-end=\"4406\">\n<p data-start=\"4291\" data-end=\"4406\"><strong data-start=\"4291\" data-end=\"4311\">Be the microcosm<\/strong>: Live within your means, store wealth in <strong data-start=\"4353\" data-end=\"4371\">non-inflatable<\/strong> forms, and prepare for volatility.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-start=\"4408\" data-end=\"4496\">\n<p data-start=\"4410\" data-end=\"4496\">\u201cYou may not be able to save the country,\u201d Bilyeu warned. \u201cBut you can save yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"4498\" data-end=\"4669\">At <strong data-start=\"4501\" data-end=\"4516\">ITM Trading<\/strong>, this has always been our focus\u2014empowering clients to protect their wealth with <strong data-start=\"4597\" data-end=\"4625\">physical gold and silver<\/strong>, even as the financial system deteriorates.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"4671\" data-end=\"4674\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"4676\" data-end=\"4713\">Final Thoughts and Call to Action<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4715\" data-end=\"4906\">Tom Bilyeu doesn\u2019t sugarcoat it: <strong data-start=\"4748\" data-end=\"4783\">The train has left the station.<\/strong> Government debt is unsustainable. The monetary system is flawed. And the average American\u2019s purchasing power is vanishing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4908\" data-end=\"4969\">The time to protect yourself isn\u2019t after the crash. 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