The Federal Reserve: The Hidden Hand in Your Pocket | Episode 440

Author: Survival Punk
Published: Thu 19 Jun 2025
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The Federal Reserve: The Hidden Hand in Your Pocket | Episode 440

In Episode 440 of the Survival Punk Podcast, we’re pulling back the curtain on a system most folks never question: The Federal Reserve. You work hard for your money — but the Fed controls its value, its supply, and its future. If you want to be truly self-reliant, you need to understand the game you’re caught in — and how to stop playing it their way.

Not Federal, No Reserves

Despite the name, the Federal Reserve isn’t part of the federal government — and it doesn’t have piles of gold backing your dollars. The Fed is a privately controlled central bank that prints fiat currency (money backed by nothing) and loans it out at interest. The government doesn’t own it. The people don’t control it. But we all pay for it.

Born in 1913 — By Bankers, For Bankers

The Federal Reserve was created in 1913 after a secretive meeting of powerful bankers at Jekyll Island. Sold as a fix for economic instability, it gave private financial elites the keys to America’s money supply. Since then, every major boom, bust, and bailout has one thing in common: the Fed’s fingerprints are all over it.

Money From Nothing — Debt for Everyone

When the government borrows, the Fed creates new dollars out of thin air and lends them at interest. Every dollar in circulation is debt. The more they print, the more the system depends on endless borrowing — and the more your savings erode under the hidden tax of inflation.

Inflation: The Silent Thief

Since 1913, the dollar has lost over 96% of its purchasing power. The Fed targets steady inflation — meaning they plan on making your money worth less, year after year. Prices go up. Your paycheck struggles to keep up. And the system keeps rolling, benefiting the debtors (the government, the banks) at the expense of the savers.

Boom, Bust, Repeat

The Fed’s manipulation of interest rates and money supply fuels the bubbles that pop and wreck regular people. The Roaring Twenties, the dot-com bust, the 2008 crash — all pumped up by easy money, all ending in disaster for working families. The cycle keeps going. And the Fed stays in control.

Final Thought: Opt Out Where You Can

You can’t vote the Fed out. But you can stop playing their game. Get out of debt. Invest in hard assets: land, tools, skills, food, and silver. Build systems that don’t depend on fiat money. Because the more independent you are, the less power they have over you.
Listen to Episode 440 and learn how to take back control of your financial future.