The $25,000–$55,000 Gold Signal: Debt-Backed Metal or Debt-Backed Lies? Let’s rip the bandage off. If you still believe gold is “just another asset,” you’re already behind. The U.S. federal government is sitting on a ticking time bomb of over $34 trillion in official debt, and that doesn’t even count off-balance-sheet liabilities like Medicare and Social Security. Meanwhile, the U.S. gold reserves—supposedly 261 million ounces—are valued at laughably low historical prices, making up less than 2% of total liabilities. Back in the 1970s, gold backed nearly 17% of U.S. federal debt. In the 1940s? Try 40%. If we merely return to those ratios: 17% debt coverage = $25,000 per ounce 40% debt coverage = $55,000 per ounce This isn’t gold “going…
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