E278 - The Dollar Damage Since the Lockdowns; BRICS Is Moving Beyond the Dollar

In this episode of The Secret War on Cash, Dean Heskin and Chris Agelastos examine how much damage may really have been done to the U.S. economy and the purchasing power of the dollar since the lockdown years. The discussion highlights an alternative inflation framework suggesting that Americans may have lost 40% to 50% of their purchasing power since 2020, while real GDP may be materially weaker than conventional government-adjusted metrics suggest.
The conversation then shifts to BRICS and de-dollarization, focusing on Putin’s explanation for why countries are moving beyond the U.S. dollar an...