Americans Are Officially Out Of Money To Spend — We Had To React
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Welcome back to Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu. In this episode, we dive into the complexities behind the recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) report with Jeff Snider, creator of Eurodollar University. As inflation rates drop, the mainstream narrative celebrates apparent progress— but is this really the good news it seems?
Jeff breaks down why the numbers aren’t just about falling oil prices, revealing a deeper, crisis-driven deflation that spells trouble for both consumers and the broader economy. We unpack why traditional metrics might not tell the full story, how demand destruction—not healthy innovation—is driving price changes, and why core indicators point to widespread economic fragility rather than a return to prosperity. From the knock-on effects of COVID-19 policies to the persistent struggles of real wage growth, this conversation challenges conventional wisdom and offers tools for understanding the true signals within the chaos.
Join us for an eye-opening exploration of what’s actually happening beneath the economic surface— and hear why understanding these dynamics might be the most important financial education you get this year.
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@Samanthanewmexico
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Ok. So what’s the game plan for the common man? I understand this is going to hurt but how can we make it hurt less?
@BlackoutNomad
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
it is amazing that after WW1 and spanish flu, two of the deadlist event in history, we simply choose to go straight back to WW2 within the same generation…….
@Spratthoken
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
I told a friend during the Floyd protests that the covid monetary responses will be worse than police brutality long term.
Especially when one triggers the other.
@ChadMeese-k4u
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Los Vegas…..401k Save for the long term bla bla bla ….you finaly understand, then they change the Rulls, we loose in the long term , bankers los Vegas
@WmJames-rx8go
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Why don't you ever talk about all the crooked deals billionaires make when it comes to paying their taxes. By crooked I don't mean breaking the law. Billionaires work with the politicians to make the law that hurts everybody but them.
Here's a good example.
…
Bill gates and tax dodge using land he bought in the US
https://youtube.com/shorts/f94DU5ohw4k?is=lIYjPFThr_21u4s2
Ther rich tell you one story while they're doing something entirely different. You can be sure that whatever they're doing is not for the benefit of you, the little guy!
@BiblicalChristianSteve
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Glad to see you're watching him and interviewing him now. I recommended you interview him a long time ago 👌🏾
@KenSwihart
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Can you do a Show without saying "F**king" constantly ?
@BobStrick
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Shutting down the supply chains was all a part of the plan. Govts NEED inflation. The credible threat theory and the cantilliion essays show it. It makes sense if we view it this way. All by design.
@BonsaiBurner
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
We have more spending power than most in the world, this is a world problem not just an American problem.
@brunol1829
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
I do not believe that the people in charge are unaware of what they are doing! Information has been out for a long time and they built the system, we have to stop being naive!
@ChadMeese-k4u
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Yes 50c for Twenkies ….but I get laid off, and my home electric bill is $1000. A month and can't buy Twenkies
@Tony_Indiana
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Jeff is pretty great. I forget to get my PHD or whatever degrees he has. so I can't prove if he's right. But everything hes said, has been saying makes sense. He's good at explaining it too. Its good to hear POV from people who aren't insane even if they turn out wrong.
@brent1557
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Remember during covid, it wasn't the federal government coming and directly padlocking your doors… it was your local PD. It was your local building health dept officials and other local government employees who were glad to help lock you down.
@12lippylucy
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
My shopping bill before Covid was £80 a week, in 2026 its £200.
My wages have not changed in 20 years.
@cweb1988
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
The largest consumer economy losing it's ability to consume.
Buying any goods and services currently SUCKS. Because everything is ridiculously inflated.
Of course no-ones buying things…..because the "normal" person is being priced out of buying things.
@the100percentstraightguy
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Margins are crashing in every sector
@L0b0zzx
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Not buying it. Govt deficit will drive inflation in essentials: food, healthcare, energy. Non essentials will see massive demand contraction leading to short term deflation, until stocks are depleted. The lower volumes will allow them to increase prices for the remaining customers I.e the rich. The bottom part of the K will simply no longer buy those products.
@Altruisticdisruptor
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
The actual problem is your illiterate about the plan of creation. When everything you took seriously becomes a parody it’s time to question everything. This is a creation story. It’s one of the most anticipated experiences ever imagined by the creator of the universe. We are the first sensory sensual emotional human characters ever imagined by God. Quit with all the problems.
@ErdosRenyi
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
this channel is just a clickbait factory at this point
@Romankv
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
юрий будет дуть
@KHunter90
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Austerity would go over extremely hard in the U.S. because we have been a spoiled nation in the past, used to getting news things, buying homes and cars, taking vacations, eating out, paying for convenience, big weddings, big Christmases. A lot of people are freaking out right now because they aren't used to not having money to spend like we did in the past so they are crying on the internet about being broke, but if we weren't so far into debt with credit cards, car loans and student loans from past spending we wouldn't be so tight on money now with the price increases, myself included. We were used to taking on debt but being able to pay it back, now things are different. So I have buckled down and stopped spending and am actively paying down my debt and saving everything I can, because it doesn't look like there is going to be an easy way out of this and it's not going to get any better.
@llN3M3515ll
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Inflation is a form of taxation. One which requires no representation.
@CountryVampire
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Food supply collusion- check it out
@Troph2
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Eurodollar is really really good.
@cherridawson9880
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
They absolutely let that virus out on purpose, if there even was one. Covid was a trial run for 2030 and total government controls.
@janlovdh
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
glad you discovered Jeff
@CountryVampire
July 23, 2026 at 4:18 pm
Thank you thank you for your show. Sanity maker.❤