The Fed, Not AI, Is Killing the American Dream

The Real Threat Isn’t Silicon Valley—It’s the Eccles Building

You’ve heard it a hundred times already: AI is here to take your job. From coders to content writers to call center workers, the narrative is that automation and artificial intelligence are steamrolling entry-level positions. But new economic research suggests that this storyline is, at best, a misdirection—and at worst, deliberate cover for something far more insidious. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for workers aged 20–24 fell by more than 1.2 million jobs between mid-2022 and late-2023, a period that coincides with aggressive interest-rate hikes—not widespread AI deployment. In fact, most large language models were not commercially integrated into hiring or operations at scale during this window, undermining the claim that technology is the primary culprit. This data points squarely to the Federal Reserve Job Crisis, where monetary tightening—not machine intelligence—is pulling the bottom rungs off the career ladder.

A paper by Google’s own economists confirms what many of us have been shouting for years: it’s the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy—not AI—that crushed the entry-level job market in America. According to their analysis, the employment dip for young workers began before ChatGPT was even a household name. The real timeline matches perfectly with the Fed’s rate-hiking spree starting in 2022, a tightening cycle not seen since the Volcker era.

Let’s call this what it is: a deliberate contraction of economic opportunity by a central bank with unchecked power.

Gen Z Just Became Collateral Damage

The unemployment rate for Americans aged 20–24 was at a historic low in spring 2023—just 5.5%. Since then? It’s shot up to 8.2%. For young people trying to step onto the first rung of the job ladder, those rungs are disappearing. This isn’t market evolution. It’s a policy-engineered disaster.

As Google’s economists Zanna Iscenko and Fabien Curto Millet note, these shifts are textbook signs of a macroeconomic shock—not a technological revolution. During Fed-induced downturns, job openings vanish and people cling to whatever employment they have. That means the door slams shut on young workers before they even get inside.

They’re stranded at the bottom of a career ladder that no longer touches the ground.

A Classic Cover Story for Centralized Failure

The AI panic narrative serves a critical function for policymakers and media elites: it deflects blame. It masks the uncomfortable truth that our economic system is centrally planned by a banking cartel that operates independently of democratic oversight.

Blaming AI is a convenient way to justify mass unemployment without ever scrutinizing the unelected technocrats setting interest rates in D.C. These are the same people who created the inflation crisis by printing trillions during COVID—and now punish the working class by jacking up rates to “fight” the very inflation they caused.

This isn’t a cycle. It’s a trap.

The Solution Isn’t Job Training—It’s Financial Sovereignty

If you’re still hoping Washington will fix this, you haven’t been paying attention. The Federal Reserve isn’t here to create opportunity. It’s here to protect the banks and enforce economic control. And as we move toward a programmable, trackable digital dollar, the financial leash will only tighten.

The only rational response is exit. Opt out of the system. Protect your wealth in assets the Fed can’t inflate or seize—physical gold, silver, and decentralized digital currencies. That’s what Bill Brocius has been preaching for years, and the data now confirms his warnings.

Don’t Be Left Behind When the Digital Dollar Drops

If you recognize the signs, don’t sit idle. The coming phase of monetary control is unlike anything we’ve seen. It’s not just about money—it’s about power, surveillance, and control. Download Bill Brocius’ Digital Dollar Reset Guide now and start preparing your escape route from the Fed’s tightening noose.

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Your freedom depends on it.