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   How do governments get access to capital?   
      
   Officially, there are two ways:   
      
      1) Taxes   
      2) Debt   
      
   So, if taxes don't generate enough revenue, you have to take on more debt.   
      
   We're seeing this happen in the US right now.   
      
   However, last week the sale of US 30-year government bonds was a major flop.   
   The bonds could only be sold by raising the interest rate. This fact is a red   
   flag for the American economy. The economy desperately needs interest rates to   
   come down.   
      
   We aren't seeing it in stock prices yet, but realize that the US government   
   will soon have to create money out of thin air on a large scale—in short,   
   create a third way to get money. Due to the already high national debt, they   
   can't afford high interest rates.   
      
   Quantitative Easing (QE) is a method they have used before. It worked then,   
   but as a government, you're playing with fire if you keep creating money out   
   of thin air. It's essentially cheating. The question is: how long will market   
   participants continue to trust the dollar after that?   
      
   If confidence in the dollar disappears, not only the US but the entire world   
   will have a problem.   
      
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