1195: Is the U.S. Dollar About to Become Worthless? - Episode 1195
Investing in Real Estate with Clayton Morris | Investing for Beginners
Clayton Morris
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🗓️ 11 May 2026
⏱️ 13 minutes
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There have been some major threats to the US dollar’s global dominance over the last several years. Here on the show, we’ve talked about geopolitical shifts, political instability, and the rise of BRICS nations all putting simultaneous pressure on the dollar. But today we’re going to unpack the biggest threat of all: the U.S. national debt.
On this episode of The Investing in Real Estate Podcast, we’re going to unpack what’s happening with the national debt. You’re going to learn about what it means for the economy, the future of the dollar, and for everyday Americans.
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| 0:35.4 | There have been some major threats to the United States dollar global dominance over the last several years. |
| 0:41.3 | And here on this channel, we've really talked about the geopolitical shifts, the political instability, and the rise of the BRICS nations, all putting simultaneous pressure on the dollar. |
| 0:50.6 | But today, we're going to unpack the biggest threat of all, and that's the U.S. |
| 0:54.6 | national debt. Right now, the United States has officially hit $39 trillion in debt. I spoke to |
| 1:00.9 | Congressman Thomas Massey. He said, this is unsustainable. We are barreling towards bankruptcy. |
| 1:06.7 | And that, by the way, that number is growing fast. And Massey even wears a little chest plate that has the national debt in a little LED light-up thing on his chest. |
| 1:15.3 | It's crazy. |
| 1:16.5 | Even the Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, is warning the current path is unsustainable. |
| 1:20.7 | In fact, he's even been more direct behind the scenes. |
| 1:22.8 | The debt is growing faster than the economy. |
| 1:25.0 | And that, by simple definition, cannot continue indefinitely. |
| 1:30.4 | Historically, this can't end well. And I'm not just talking about things like recession or |
| 1:34.5 | inflation. It ends with a currency's destruction every single time. Think of like Zimbabwe. |
| 1:42.3 | Yeah, that's where the U.S. dollar is headed. |
| 1:50.3 | Now you might think I'm being a sensationalist, or you might argue that the U.S. has always carried debt, and that's true. |
| 1:54.8 | I mean, for the past 126 years. |
| 1:58.4 | But since the pandemic, the pace of that debt has exploded. |
| 2:00.2 | You can't argue that. |
| 2:02.5 | And the amount of interest on that debt is worsening, so much so that it now exceeds our military budget in a year. All of this has become |
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