Why You Are Actually Poor (It’s Not An Accident) | July’s Ledger #3

Groceries cost more. Rent is higher. Insurance is higher. Your paycheck might be bigger on paper — but it doesn’t go as far. That’s not random, and it’s not just “corporate greed.”

In this video essay, I break down how massive government spending, trillion-dollar deficits, and Federal Reserve money creation combined to drive inflation to its highest level in 40 years. From the Fed’s balance sheet exploding from roughly $4 trillion to nearly $9 trillion, to why prices never actually come back down, this is the part of the inflation story most people are never told.

This isn’t about left vs right. It’s about a system that hides the real cost of government spending through inflation — and makes you pay for it every time you swipe your card.