\u2018This Economic Detox Will Hurt Like Hell\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cLook out the window. The debts are the highest in the history of the world\u2026 and it gets worse every day,\u201d warns legendary investor Jim Rogers in this explosive sit-down with Daniela Cambone. \u201cYes, we need [detox]. But when the pain starts, people say, \u2018Wait a minute. I didn\u2019t know it was going to be this much pain. I want the easy way.\u2019\u201d Rogers, co-founder of the Quantum Fund, reflects on his former intern Scott Bessent\u2014now U.S. Treasury Secretary\u2014who\u2019s reportedly advocating to revalue America\u2019s gold reserves: \u201cHe knew nothing about money\u2026 he had planned to be a journalist\u2026 and look at him now.\u201d He slams current monetary policy: \u201cDebasing the currency\u2026 it\u2019s great for a while, but in the end we all suffer.\u201d And on tariffs: \u201cThey are taxes. I prefer not to pay more for things.\u201d<\/p>\n
Could America really return to the gold standard<\/strong>? Politicians don\u2019t like gold-backed money\u2014for one simple reason: it imposes discipline<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Under a gold standard, Washington couldn\u2019t run trillion-dollar deficits without consequence.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Printing money freely becomes impossible.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Global creditors gain more leverage over a debt-laden America.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Rogers bluntly puts it: \u201cGold puts discipline on people. You cannot just spend money like crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n Even if the President, Treasury Secretary, and Federal Reserve Chair all aligned on gold, the rest of the world would have a say.<\/p>\n The U.S. is the largest debtor nation in history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Foreign creditors\u2014especially China and emerging economic powers like India\u2014would demand terms.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n History shows that any move to a gold-backed dollar reshapes the global monetary order<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Rogers warns that \u201cdetoxing\u201d the U.S. system from its debt addiction will be painful\u2014possibly too painful for the public to endure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n U.S. debts are the highest in world history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Attempts at fiscal discipline often collapse when voters feel the economic pain.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n In the past, America valued balanced budgets and gold-backed payments. Today, instant gratification rules.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n This administration seems intent on a weaker dollar<\/strong>\u2014a move Rogers calls short-sighted.<\/p>\n Currency debasement can temporarily boost exports but destroys long-term purchasing power<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Tariffs? Rogers sees them as nothing but extra taxes<\/strong> that raise prices for everyone.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n A future Fed Chair may not be \u201csound,\u201d further eroding monetary stability.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Despite his lifelong love for gold, Rogers is currently favoring silver.<\/p>\n Silver is down 30\u201340%<\/strong> from all-time highs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Gold is at record levels, making silver the better short-term buy in his view.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Long-term? Rogers hopes to never sell his gold<\/strong>\u2014instead passing it to his children.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n His advice: \u201cEverybody should have some gold in the closet\u2026 under the bed\u2026 because gold will always be there when we need it.\u201d<\/p>\n In an era of ballooning debt, central bank experiments, and currency manipulation, physical gold and silver remain the ultimate wealth-preservation tools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n They are tangible assets<\/strong>, immune to central bank printing presses.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n They act as an inflation hedge<\/strong> when the dollar loses purchasing power.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n In systemic crises, gold outlasts political promises.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n For conservative investors, the question isn\u2019t if<\/em> to hold gold and silver\u2014it\u2019s how much<\/em>.<\/p>\n The idea of a gold standard revival<\/strong> may excite hard-money advocates, but Rogers reminds us: politics, pain-aversion, and international pushback stand in the way. Still, in a debt-ridden, currency-debasing world, holding physical gold and silver remains the single most reliable form of financial discipline available.<\/p>\n About ITM Trading<\/strong>
Jim Rogers, legendary investor and lifelong gold advocate, isn\u2019t holding his breath. While the current Treasury Secretary\u2014once Rogers\u2019 intern\u2014is openly pro-gold and even pushing to revalue U.S. gold reserves<\/strong>, Rogers warns that political resistance, global debt, and a public unwilling to endure economic pain make such a shift unlikely. Still, he says, gold remains the ultimate form of discipline in a world drowning in paper promises.<\/p>\n
\nThe Political Wall Against a Gold Standard<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nGlobal Stakeholders Won\u2019t Stay Quiet<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nDebt Detox: A Pain Few Can Bear<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nThe Dollar, the Fed, and Dangerous Debasement<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nGold vs. Silver: Rogers\u2019 Buying Strategy<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nWhy Physical Gold & Silver Still Matter<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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