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A Warning Were you forwarded this email? [Sign-up to The Daily Reckoning here.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Daily Reckoning] The Biggest Story NOT Being Told - Don’t forget about the elites’ war on cash… - What happened in Canada can happen here… - “The cashless society could be here quicker than you think”… Recommended Link [Biden’s Plan to Confiscate Your Cash?]( [Read more here...]( On March 9, President Biden quietly signed Executive Order 14067. This Order could pave the way for Democrats holding onto power in 2024. In fact, they could control America indefinitely. A former advisor to the CIA and Pentagon believes this order could allow for legal government surveillance of all US citizens; total control over your bank accounts and purchases; and the ability to silence all dissenting voices for good. To protect your freedom and your wealth... [Watch His Dark Warning Now]( Portsmouth, New Hampshire June 24, 2022 [Jim Rickards]Dear Reader, With so much going on with the war in Ukraine, skyrocketing inflation, looming food shortages and more, it’s easy to overlook the elites’ ongoing war on cash. But that’s a serious mistake because it has serious implications not only for your money, but for your privacy and personal freedom as you’ll see today. My view is that the war on cash is dangerous in terms of lost privacy and the risk of government confiscation of wealth. The war on cash is a global effort being waged on many fronts. Of course, it’s always couched in benevolent terms. Governments always cite money laundering, drug dealing and terrorism as excuses to keep tabs on honest citizens and deprive them of the ability to use money alternatives such as physical cash, gold and, these days, cryptocurrencies. Governments want you to associate cash with criminality. Cash is the money of bad guys. So the real burden of the war on cash falls on honest citizens who are made vulnerable to wealth confiscation through negative interest rates, account freezes and limits on cash withdrawals or transfers. But It’s Convenient! The enemies of cash also promote the ease and convenience of digital payments. Of course, there’s no denying that digital payments are certainly convenient. I use them myself in the forms of credit and debit cards, wire transfers, automatic deposits and bill payments. I’m sure you do too. But the surest way to lull someone into complacency is to offer a “convenience” that quickly becomes habit and impossible to do without. The convenience factor is becoming more prevalent, and consumers are moving from cash to digital payments just as they moved from gold and silver coins to paper money a hundred years ago. One survey revealed that more than a third of Americans and Europeans would have no problem at all giving up cash and going completely digital. Specifically, the study showed 34% of Europeans and 38% of Americans surveyed would prefer going cashless. Recommended Link [New Federal Rule could change America forever]( [Read more here...]( Everything about your way of life is about to change – thanks to a new rule passed by the Federal Government. How much you pay for energy… how you shop for groceries… even how much you pay for healthcare – it could all radically change. That’s according to the man dubbed “The Tech Prophet” by Forbes magazine. Not only that, he believes it could create one of the greatest money-making opportunities in American history... [Click Here To See Why]( The Trojan Horse But in reality, the so-called “cashless society” is just a Trojan horse for a system in which all financial wealth is electronic and represented digitally in the records of a small number of megabanks and asset managers. Once that is achieved, it will be easy for state power to seize and freeze the wealth, or subject it to constant surveillance, taxation and other forms of digital confiscation like negative interest rates. If you say the wrong things on social media, if you oppose mandatory vaccination or criticize government policy, you could potentially end up having your accounts frozen. If you think that sounds unlikely, look at Canada. You remember the trucker protests against mandatory vaccination earlier this year. They were entirely peaceful. But Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau was granted “special emergency powers” to shut them down. He ordered all banks to freeze the accounts of the protestors, as well as anyone who aided them in any way. He froze over $6 million in private accounts for peacefully protesting against forced vaccinations. If you don’t think that can happen in the U.S., you’re just naive. We’re on our way to adopting a “social credit system” like China has developed. The government can’t do any of this as long as you can go to your bank and withdraw your cash. That’s why they hate cash. To control your money, they must first herd you into a digital cattle pen. That’s their true objective and all the other reasons are just a smoke screen. That’s what they won’t tell you. Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste Elites know that they can’t ram their unpopular agendas through in normal times. The global elites and deep-state actors always have a laundry list of programs and regulations they can’t wait to put into practice. Yet when a crisis hits, citizens are desperate for fast action and quick solutions. The elites bring forward their rescue packages but then use these as Trojan horses to sneak their wish lists inside. That’s what we’ve seen. The USA Patriot Act passed after 9/11 is a good example. Some counterterrorist measures were needed, of course. But the Treasury had a long-standing wish list involving reporting cash transactions and limiting citizens’ ability to get cash. They plugged that wish list into the Patriot Act and we’ve been living with the results ever since, even though 9/11 is long in the past. And obviously, the pandemic empowered governments to impose the most draconian restrictions on American life, which were inconceivable just months before. Cash Prevents Negative Rates And cash prevents central banks from imposing negative interest rates because if they did, people would withdraw their cash from the banking system. If they stuff their cash in a mattress, they don’t earn anything on it; that’s true. But at least they’re not losing anything on it. Once all money is digital, you won’t have the option of withdrawing your cash and avoiding negative rates. You will be trapped in a digital pen with no way out. What about moving your money into cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin? Let’s first understand that governments enjoy a monopoly on money creation, and they’re not about to surrender that monopoly to digital currencies like Bitcoin. Libertarian supporters of cryptos celebrate their decentralized nature and lack of government control. Yet their belief in the sustainability of powerful systems outside government control is naïve. Blockchain does not exist in the ether (despite the name of one cryptocurrency), and it does not reside on Mars. Blockchain depends on critical infrastructure including servers, telecommunications networks, the banking system and the power grid, all of which are subject to government control. You need to understand that reality. Recommended Link [“The Situation Is Getting Worse By The Day”]( That’s what the President of the US Chamber of Commerce just said about the supply chain. If you thought the supply chain issues were over, think again… Things are about to get much, much worse. And everything from your local grocery store to your gas station could be impacted. That’s why I’m urging everyone I can to prepare now… See the #1 move to make before this problem gets any worse... [Click Here Now]( All Is Not (Yet) Lost The good news is that cash is still a dominant form of payment in many countries including the U.S. The problem is that as digital payments grow and the use of cash diminishes, a “tipping point” is reached where suddenly it makes no sense to continue using cash because of the expense and logistics involved. Once cash usage shrinks to a certain point, economies of scale are lost and usage can go to zero almost overnight. Remember how music CDs disappeared suddenly once MP3 and streaming formats became popular? That’s how fast cash can disappear. Once the war on cash gains that kind of momentum, it will be practically impossible to stop. Besides the loss of privacy, other dangers from the cashless society arise from the fact that digital money, transferred by credit or debit cards or other electronic payments systems, is completely dependent on the power grid. If the power grid goes out due to storms, accidents, sabotage or cyberattacks, our digital economy will grind to a complete halt. How to Protect Yourself The time to protect yourself is now. The best way is to keep a portion of your wealth outside of the banking system. That’s why it’s a good idea to keep some of your liquidity in paper cash (while you can) and gold or silver coins. The gold and silver coins in particular will be money good in every state of the world. I’m always saying that savers and those with a long-term view should get physical gold now while prices are still attractive and while they still can. I strongly recommend that you own physical gold (and silver). I recommend you allocate 10% of your investable assets to gold. If you really want to be aggressive, maybe 20%. But no more. Just make sure you don’t store it in a bank, because it would be subject to confiscation. That defeats the whole purpose of having this sort of protection in the first place. I hold a significant portion of my wealth in nondigital form, including real estate, fine art and precious metals in safe, nonbank storage. That’s not because I’m paranoid or a fanatic prepper. I just think it’s prudent in these times. I strongly suggest you do the same. The cashless society could be here quicker than you think. Regards, Jim Rickards for The Daily Reckoning P.S. Owning gold protects your privacy and your personal wealth from overreaching government power — not to mention runaway inflation. Meanwhile, large institutional investors are stocking up on gold. That’s why I recommend that you get your hands on some gold if you haven’t already. When the panic hits, demand will explode and supplies will vanish. But I also recommend that you NOT invest in gold until you see my urgent message about the gold market. That’s right. Don’t even buy a single ounce of gold [until you see this message.]( It’s because we’re witnessing a rare occurrence in the gold market that we haven’t seen for years, and it has serious implications… [Essentially, this could be the most important message you see all year if you are serious about securing your financial future.]( What am I talking about? [Click here to see my urgent briefing.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for reading The Daily Reckoning! We greatly value your questions and comments. Please send all feedback to [feedback@dailyreckoning.com.](mailto:dr@dailyreckoning.com) [James Rickards][James G. Rickards]( is the editor of Strategic Intelligence. He is an American lawyer, economist, and investment banker with 35 years of experience working in capital markets on Wall Street. 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