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    Why this crisis could be the worst of our lifetimes

    Dylan Jovine
    Monday, July 15, 20243 min read

    Dear Reader,

    Since launching my new documentary this week, Midnight in America…

    A lot of you have watched it and written in to talk about debt. You’re as concerned as I am.

    If you haven’t seen it yet, watch it here: Now Streaming: Midnight in America.

    My readers are trying to understand how this country just blew apart all financial constraint.

    Naturally, the answer comes down to politics. I explain in today’s 7-minute video.

    width=300 height=186 /></a>I’m aware I’m coming to you with these warnings as the stock market’s at all-time highs.</p><p>But stocks have been rising in large part due to massive fiscal stimulus …</p><p>See, Biden backloaded a lot of stimulus to hit toward the end of his presidency.</p><p>This isn’t unique – they all do this. This game has been going since ancient Rome and Greece.</p><p>But now we are spending a Trillion dollars every 100 days!</p><p>And running deficits bigger than the entire budget under Clinton.</p><p>How did we get here?</p><p>I lay it all out <strong><a href=https://www.behindthemarkets-btm.com/4MZ2NG/B5WF5B/?sub2=%7b$email%7d&sub1=071524dded target=_blank rel=noopener>here</a></strong>.</p><p>In the early 2000s democrats popularized <em>MMT</em> – Modern Monetary Theory – which purports we can borrow as much as we want and it doesn’t matter – as long we use it for things like a federal jobs guarantee, Medicare, free education and clean energy for all.</p><p>Not a good idea in the long-term. It matters at some point.</p><p>And now the rampant missteps are coming home to roost.</p><p>See, presidents ask for money when we are in crisis.</p><p>The housing crisis… the Covid crisis…</p><p>But never have we spent like this in an economy that was doing this well.</p><p>It’s gotten so crazy, one of the early proponents of MMT just came out and said, <em>“We’re spending like drunken sailors!”</em></p><p>We are running into a balance sheet problem.</p><p>And when you have a balance sheet problem like we’re staring down the barrel of…</p><p>And crisis hits…</p><p>The government won’t be able to write checks without triggering massive inflation.</p><p>I’ve been preparing my readers for what’s to come. We’ve sold a record number of stocks this year (for record average gains).</p><p>And I’ve put together my Bear Market Playbook – available right now to viewers of <em>Midnight in America</em>.</p><p>You can start your four-step preparation today when you <a href=https://www.behindthemarkets-btm.com/4MZ2NG/B5WF5B/?sub2=%7b$email%7d&sub1=071524dded target=_blank rel=noopener><strong>watch it here</strong></a>.</p><p>The Buck Stops Here</p><p>P.S. If you’ve already watched <a href=https://www.behindthemarkets-btm.com/4MZ2NG/B5WF5B/?sub2=%7b$email%7d&sub1=071524ddps target=_blank rel=noopener><strong><em>Midnight in America</em></strong></a><strong><em>,</em></strong> hit reply and let me know what you think. Are you as concerned as I am?</p><div data-below-article-slot class=

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