The Trade War Rages On — And the Dollar's Quiet Collapse Has Already Begun

EDITOR'S NOTES

It’s been six months since “Liberation Day” — when Trump unleashed a brutal tariff regime that shocked the world’s financial elite. Since then, most folks have been fed a steady diet of feel-good stats and selective soundbites from economists who once screamed recession but now whisper recovery. But let’s be clear: this story isn’t about GDP or unemployment. This is about the slow suffocation of the U.S. dollar, the illusion of growth, and the elite’s silent retreat into hard assets like gold. I’m going to break down what all this means for everyday Americans — and why your paycheck is buying less while the government tells you it’s all going according to plan.

Derek Wolfe Oct 3, 25

Liberation Day: A Sledgehammer to the Global Order

Six months ago, Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs slammed the global trade order like a sledgehammer. The usual suspects panicked, markets flinched, and the pundit class prophesied economic ruin.

But here we are — with official numbers showing nearly 4% growth, historically low unemployment, and over $400 billion a year in tariff revenue.

The Truth Behind the Numbers

This isn’t prosperity — it’s monetary manipulation dressed in red, white, and blue. That “tariff revenue”? It’s being siphoned straight from American consumers.

Prices are up, wages are flat, and the cost of living is rising like floodwaters in a sinking town. When the government says the economy is growing, they mean the numbers are inflating — not the value of your labor.

Your Dollar Is Dying

This is the quiet collapse of the dollar.

The regime claims this is all to bring manufacturing back home. But factories don’t rise overnight. And while promises of reshoring echo across headlines, ground hasn’t been broken.

In the meantime:

44% of executives have raised prices
38% have paused hiring
Nearly half are laying people off

Farmers are bleeding billions as China slams the door on our commodities, and the only thing Washington has to offer is another bailout — more printed money, more debt, more decay.

The Fed’s Fake Fight Against Inflation

All of this is being underwritten by a currency backed by nothing but the full faith of a government that can’t balance its own books. The Fed plays whack-a-mole with interest rates, pretending to control inflation it helped unleash.

They’re cornered:

Raise rates and trigger a crash
Keep printing and watch the dollar disintegrate

Either way, you lose — unless you see the storm before it hits.

Smart Money Is Moving Quietly — Are You?

So what’s the smart money doing?

It’s moving. Quietly. Into gold. Into assets with real value. Because when trust in fiat collapses, history doesn’t ask politely — it resets.

And gold doesn’t need a bailout. It doesn't default. It simply waits.

This Isn’t Just a Trade War — It’s a War on You

Make no mistake: this isn’t a trade war. This is a war on the middle class. A war on savings. A war on reality itself.

The numbers might look good on a screen, but the working man knows better. You feel it at the pump. You feel it at the grocery store. And you’ll feel it harder if you don’t act now.