Andrew Stotz – 10 Harsh Realities Shaping Our Future

10 Harsh Realities Shaping Our FutureIn this episode, Andrew Stotz identifies and explains 10 harsh realities shaping our future. Politicians created the mess we are in The Fed is going to crash the market Europe (esp. Germany) is destroying itself It’s a US-Russia, not a Russia-Ukraine showdown Gov’ts pushed 100m people into poverty and starvation America openly states that China is enemy #1 The US, not China, is the biggest global threat World leaders are not nearly as wise as they may appear Mass refugee influx is being used as a political tool to cause social disruption Germany is rearming 77 years after WWII 1. Politicians created the mess we are inThey kept interest rates too low for too long. They shut down global economies, destroying supply chains and reducing the supply of goods. They borrowed to finance massive spending, and they produced unparalleled money printing. They bailed out the bond market in 2020. They allowed the war in Ukraine to escalate, causing food shortages.   2. The Fed is going to crash the marketThe Fed pumped up the stock market with a decade of ultra-low interest rates. This low-interest rate policy incentivized borrowing, leading to corporate malinvestment. Now the Fed is raising rates into what looks to be a recession.   3. Europe (esp. Germany) is destroying itselfGermany and Europe had no reason to stop oil and gas from Russia. They had been improving commercial relationships (Remember: Trade brings peace). Germany’s transition to green energy didn’t produce the energy needed to replace its fossil fuel and nuclear power wind-down. Rising energy prices are crippling German industry and consumers.   4. It’s a US-Russia, not a Russia-Ukraine showdownThe US sees Russia as its arch-enemy and has been closing in on it since the 1991 break up of the Soviet Union. Since 2008, the US, through its proxy, NATO, has been trying to get on Russia’s borders by bringing Georgia and Ukraine into NATO. Don’t be deceived by US concern for Ukraine. Ukrain