Why Everything Feels Broken: Money Printing, Political Power, and the Collapse of Freedom

McDermitt, Brett

ISBN 10: 1470515202 / ISBN 13: 9781470515201

Published by Xlibris Nz, 2026

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why Everything Feels Broken: Money Printing, Political Power, and the Collapse of Freedom
• Publisher: Xlibris Nz
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1470515202
• ISBN 13: 9781470515201
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Book is split into 2 parts. Part 1 argues that many of today's biggest problems-economic instability, inequality, political decay, and social unrest-share a common root: bad money and misguided economic policy. By tracing the history of currency, power, and state control, it shows how inflation and central banking quietly transfer wealth, distort society, and erode freedom. Drawing on history, common sense, and clear examples, the book challenges popular economic myths and explains why liberty and sound money are inseparable. Written in plain language, it offers readers a simple framework for understanding how we got here-and what a freer, more stable future could look like. Part 2 lays out a clear, principled roadmap for restoring liberty during an economic or currency crisis-and shows how the same ideas could be applied even without one. Grounded in America's founding belief that rights are unalienable and governments exist only to secure them, it argues that modern systems have drifted toward coercion and central control. The book proposes a transition to a minimal government focused on courts, defense, and basic infrastructure, all funded through voluntary or user-based systems rather than taxation. It explores reforms to the military, elections, prisons, borders, and constitutional law, while calling for the abolition of laws that regulate peaceful behavior over one's own body or property. Written in accessible language, both books are aimed primarily at Americans but apply to any nation seeking to place individual rights before government power. It is not a final solution, but a guiding blueprint toward a freer and more just society.