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Charts illustrating productivity versus wages show how, post-1971, productivity increased but wages stagnated or lagged behind, highlighting that the monetary system no longer reflects actual economic energy. Instead, fiat money is created out of thin air, eroding the value of savings and sustaining unprecedented levels of debt.

The Consequences of Money Manipulation

This "big red button"—a metaphor for the ability of governments and central banks to print unlimited money—has disastrous effects:

• Inflation and theft: Currency depreciation actively steals value from savers, workers, and retirees.

• Social effects: Rising inflation leads to wealth redistribution from the poor to the wealthy, and the misallocation of capital and human effort.