<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:18:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/nationaldebt/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin & Crypto are more important than ever, Bitcoin as a hedge against inflation and Crypto for freedom, while the mainstream thinks it's too late to invest in Bitcoin. Same mistake as in every bear market.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin & Krypto sind wichtiger denn je, Bitcoin als Absicherung gegen Inflation und Krypto für Freiheit, als Gegenpol zu zunehmender Regulierung, Überwachung, Einschränkung der Meinungsfreiheit und]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@vikisecrets/bitcoin-and-crypto-are-more-important-than-ever-bitcoin-as-a-hedge-against-inflation-and-crypto-for-freedom-while-the-mainstream</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@vikisecrets/bitcoin-and-crypto-are-more-important-than-ever-bitcoin-as-a-hedge-against-inflation-and-crypto-for-freedom-while-the-mainstream</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-121566]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vikisecrets]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:18:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VvGuVtThSZM8vtoHyCJmx6cffnSUiUR7e2aoKiKdAn2ivGf5fJcFckk4iSQkKu6yB6ep3WJu5XzWm9z4u5EvGDq2f3zKY1PL6BSi2z4QuYmsj?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the gold price. Weimar all over again?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Während Bitcoin sich gerade von einem neuen ATH konsolidiert und nach einer Markt-Manipulation gecrasht ist, steigt und steigt Gold kurzfristig auf über 4300 Dollar je Feinunze. YTD ist Gold 69% gestiegen,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@vikisecrets/this-is-the-gold-price-weimar-all-over-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@vikisecrets/this-is-the-gold-price-weimar-all-over-again</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-121566]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vikisecrets]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 09:21:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCCbKyifm96cigboHeeUu41Xqt2Qp14h4zt14Gu8wDW8Dygt7YprQR9xpWjx2KkxbdpjPYgqFgXr1rCLcvd35bDths42GZ1EU3AWEVW17cv3oiFEk2w18r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial Times documentary: Why governments are "addicted" to debt. Worth watching, but what they don't tell you is, how to solve the debt crisis.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Die Financial Times haben Anfang 2025 einen sehenswerten Dokumentarfilm über die globale Schuldenkrise veröffentlicht. Der Film ist sehr gut gemacht und es kommen sowohl Befürworter als auch Gegner des]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@vikisecrets/financial-times-documentary-why-governments-are-addicted-to-debt-worth-watching-but-what-they-dont-tell-you-is-how-to-solve</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@vikisecrets/financial-times-documentary-why-governments-are-addicted-to-debt-worth-watching-but-what-they-dont-tell-you-is-how-to-solve</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-121566]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vikisecrets]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:09:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eLK4LvondKdpkxgwQFdKAHEJ6Fk1U8jKSiA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 213,500 BTC Bulgaria sold in 2018 are now worth 78% of its public debt 🙈]]></title><description><![CDATA[2018 ist im Internet die Nachricht kursiert, dass Bulgarien das reichste Land der Welt werden könnte, da es Grenz-Beamten gelungen sei, über 200K Bitcoin zu konfiszieren. Damals waren die Bitcoin ungefähr]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@vikisecrets/the-213500-btc-bulgaria-sold-in-2018-are-now-worth-78percent-of-its-public-debt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@vikisecrets/the-213500-btc-bulgaria-sold-in-2018-are-now-worth-78percent-of-its-public-debt</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-121566]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vikisecrets]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 08:38:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VvGuVtThSZM8vtoHyCJnG1tAekSbJVcPVy8mBr9LjDaEp9u3qYzXxiCaWygARyUx52U9Dm4p156CybjzxmSeQ7uzU6jTxsWsVuSu3SgeD2uSe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This hasn't aged well.]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want to get a sense of my principles and values in a succinct book, check out The Definitive Guide to Libertarian Voluntaryism over at: (affiliate) #debt #freedom #liberty #endthefed #libertarian]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/debt/@thepholosopher/this-hasn-t-aged-well</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/debt/@thepholosopher/this-hasn-t-aged-well</guid><category><![CDATA[debt]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:29:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zpvi9i8HQJ7gkeoec28tvn6SLXppNSAD8ZEgd4aRnrYNSJX2RFENVKspJGZBFwaisWZgnY7cy91dK3W5L6bbxi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not the trade deficit (which does not include services, big tech, and finance) is the problem, deficit spending and national debt is. Tariffs won't fix fiat money.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nicht das Handelsdefizit (das Dienstleistungen, Big-Tech und den Finanzmarkt nicht inkludiert) ist das Problem, sondern das Budgetdefizit, das Deficit-Spending und die Staatsschulden sind es. Zölle werden]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@vikisecrets/not-the-trade-deficit-which-does-not-include-services-big-tech-and-finance-is-the-problem-deficit-spending-and-national-debt-is-tariffs-wont-fix-fiat-money-kal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@vikisecrets/not-the-trade-deficit-which-does-not-include-services-big-tech-and-finance-is-the-problem-deficit-spending-and-national-debt-is-tariffs-wont-fix-fiat-money-kal</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-121566]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vikisecrets]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:38:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdqJorCLnfauvZdwTKWtZntNNHYi5vv5fY49t1SugjH3M4foKJPSUq181s72WiBuVjQyZYxaUr6JWPGGYcSCW272JwuYQJa36eJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[People Keep Talking About Paying Off the National Debt.  Why??!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump, or one of his friends talked about buying/mining bitcoin for America, to eventually pay off the national debt. People have talked about minting a "Trillion Dollar Coin" so as to pay off]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@builderofcastles/people-keep-talking-about-paying-off-the-national-debt-why</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@builderofcastles/people-keep-talking-about-paying-off-the-national-debt-why</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[builderofcastles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 07:38:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc1692QWn5trsLBYecSp3jKD1kzdmSDetjjfhp3z8ZgKDpYJSzKsXnkBWpDpPfdnybhD51GK2wN2yLFmuYqYfRGJRMvRocD2QBzqqANgjLRDDp9Hu4A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Don't Pay Taxes To Run the Govern-Cement]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you run a money printing scam, you have to turn it into a self reinforcing loop, or it just collapses. This is what the Fed has done. They have created a loop of money creation and money destruction,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@builderofcastles/you-don-t-pay-taxes-to-run-the-govern-cement</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@builderofcastles/you-don-t-pay-taxes-to-run-the-govern-cement</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[builderofcastles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:54:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3NbSyKTowh8wnMyt99bBsdL6JDS1iJpLrkmzGJP3msBgYZsQ1Vn97a1JGXf8LMxou5EdvTSGvjfoM6LAhKZfUGPwtU3LERc1CByx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[US debt exceeded $100K per citizen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Die Staatsschulden der USA haben vor Kurzem die psychologische Marke von 100.000 Dollar pro Einwohner überschritten. Das sind 123% des BIP. Das ist ziemlich heftig. In Österreich und Deutschland ist es]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@vikisecrets/us-debt-exceeded-dollar100k-per-citizen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@vikisecrets/us-debt-exceeded-dollar100k-per-citizen</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vikisecrets]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:26:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCCbKyifm96cigboHeeUu4wQg5GMq7nDxcWH64iXVQ4uHo9gVMjkS7PXJdFe1SZyGXDZLj6xrsHjQZdfy2bMivkkPvw7229cHD9bE2RtAKE1pm8nNd7Hci?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dan Tubb - The Roots of Brokenomics and Seeking a Way Out of the Debt Pit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brokenomics is a word that describes the mess the world is currently in. Who better to discuss our present economic malaise than the presenter of LotusEaters Brokenomics, Dan Tubb. His background in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178616/@heartsofoakuk/kyjlmnjr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178616/@heartsofoakuk/kyjlmnjr</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178616]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heartsofoakuk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 19:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5bsMXthzYLbcngN4W2P8NtU9TWTdHC3HaQbjuuRfKKVdjVhQbnj8bV6zr7JxMnjodbVr7LQ2ChTUKW9gueSJiTP1c6HzEFzTBWCd9PoKUmL1JegG3PvuCz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[US national debt.  

1st of January, 2020: $23.2 trillion  

Now: $31. ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[US national debt. 1st of January, 2020: $23.2 trillion Now: $31.4 trillion📈 #nationaldebt #USfiscalpolicy #fed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@cryptoguy/r7wzukq8h37czvwduz57kp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@cryptoguy/r7wzukq8h37czvwduz57kp</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Apr 2023 13:07:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can't Pay the Interest?]]></title><description><![CDATA[To paraphrase US Senator Everett Dirksen, a trillion here, a trillion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money. free image Government Debt Naturally the size of the debt matters and it’s percentage]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@saltycat/can-t-pay-the-interest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@saltycat/can-t-pay-the-interest</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[saltycat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:50:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc1692QWn5trsLBYecSp3jKD1kzdmSDREXwAKZYhX5rQwPo4DVDHQWtEcytpZg9x1YGSkidAfnATVvRoJE4KY7hTRHZmKbSZQpT7pvi9uozP4hLxYC6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's so big.]]></title><description><![CDATA[P.S. Check out my project with Voluntaryist - The Comic Series. We're making some great content for young people without the statist SjW nonsense: #EndTheFed #AbolishTheIRS #InflationIsTheft #TaxationIsTheft]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/it-s-so-big</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@thepholosopher/it-s-so-big</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepholosopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 14:13:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYWUoo1sAiV6GNzi6xcqDvUU2jWFKd4nU4kuWzzVPWkDiDKv58dTMUpA4WLGpiDgSeSGKomfSWjk8qFwFRfPck36pJPrqR4t6Zh2d4camXd3t8Fg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[State of the Ted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good evening, America. Did you watch the State of the Union address? If you skimmed my Riffing on Ukraine post, it's time for another "eight billion opinions." Of course, Maybe only a billion or two really]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nationaldebt/@t3kme/stateoftheted-x5x4dmk0kboekf1xoas9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nationaldebt/@t3kme/stateoftheted-x5x4dmk0kboekf1xoas9</guid><category><![CDATA[nationaldebt]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[t3kme]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 03:24:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9RTqgzgfVW718A2uXjCSV5HUAfvHDHuHS5oEfKDGFkoFhUzQmqC4Lf138kARFxD87kgbPoXotJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Debt Hits $30 trillion as Faith in the Fed Evaporates.]]></title><description><![CDATA[#NationalDebt #dollar #inflation #CPI #Davos #WEF #FED #Money #QE #InterestRates #Russia #Geopolitics #FT Today we will look at how even Martin Wolf of the FT of London has abandoned ship and lost faith]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@maneco64/national-debt-hits-usd30-trillion-as-faith-in-the-fed-evaporates</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@maneco64/national-debt-hits-usd30-trillion-as-faith-in-the-fed-evaporates</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maneco64]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:40:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eHCNnRHn6JPvarAGSaL2oz9qV3fjKib3HGr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concept: July 30, 2021. Who Owns the US National Debt?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US National Debt is valued at 28.58 trillion US$ and is still growing. It grows because the expenses of the US governmet are larger than the income. In a post on July 10, 2021, I showed the potential]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@marcusantoniu26/concept-july-30-2021-who-owns-the-us-national-debt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@marcusantoniu26/concept-july-30-2021-who-owns-the-us-national-debt</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marcusantoniu26]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2021 01:01:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZSUQtscsBsFx5imG6WU3gSfePkK5Gond6i741yfNh2Zpbg4fk4iZdoWJhp3XfPDhWRTfbpQ1SYnF8p95XkEaezroYsgCNErm8bxW2qKVTHUMzarzS6JcGt3dChos2ixrNoJUaMhCNdXdzo1yr9CCahgtbG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opinion: July 10, 2021. What Are the Main Consequences of a Large US National Debt?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US National Debt is at the highest it has ever been. It is at 28.5 trillion US dollars and growing fast due to the budget deficits. The COVID-19 pandemic related stimulus measures accelerated its growth]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@marcusantoniu26/opinion-july-10-2021-what-are-the-main-consequences-of-a-large-us-national-debt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@marcusantoniu26/opinion-july-10-2021-what-are-the-main-consequences-of-a-large-us-national-debt</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marcusantoniu26]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2021 05:44:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZSUQtscsBsFx5imG6WU3gSfePkK5Gond6i741yfNh2Zpbg4fk4iZdoWJhp3XfPDhWRTfbpQ1SYnF8p95XkEaezroYsgCNErm8bxW2qKVTHUMzarzS6JcGt3dChos2ixrNoJUaMhCNdXdzo1yr9CCahgtbG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[national debt clock in nyc = BTC ad lol $26T, every american owes 211K ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[national debt clock in nyc = BTC ad lol $26T, every american owes 211K loulz]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@ackza/ljy84ia05gqth2576xk6tu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@ackza/ljy84ia05gqth2576xk6tu</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ackza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2021 02:54:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiPXAMdj9UuE6SsjvQJDHj5VpTTCN6whkuUBnz9A6HjnhchkUt7WVW7t3sj1gyF6uwHXrY3R9tHBgLj2ioxeV6hfTBGVQmHaJp4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Debt Continues to be The Biggest Threat to America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently John Oliver (Last Week Tonight) did another episode on the National Debt. What's so difficult in this day and age is to sus out the truly authoritative sources from those that use half truth's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/federalreserve/@whylibertarian/national-debt-continues-to-be-the-biggest-threat-to-america</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/federalreserve/@whylibertarian/national-debt-continues-to-be-the-biggest-threat-to-america</guid><category><![CDATA[federalreserve]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[whylibertarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2021 17:35:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WPqSRVu5TjeH6Wi4wo4tPfTEneSThFdHJVQm852DNjSFf53YeFGvDrcC1N4NG6umgpNuCs9uq7Dkqzrup2gDJ8kxEBUEExfc4xPpGEo2J8aX5Mz1VqwP3E2DBfzL7bYstG5YWb9sjvbZhrxrtqj83fdUeYrBfyukm4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware of Political Distractions and the Coming Debt Tsunami.]]></title><description><![CDATA[#dollar #stimulus #deficit #nationaldebt #inflation #gold #silver #fiatcurrency #brettonwood #qe #ppolitics Today we will look at why the rapidly increasing debt mountain is, in our opinion, the biggest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@maneco64/beware-of-political-distractions-and-the-coming-debt-tsunami</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@maneco64/beware-of-political-distractions-and-the-coming-debt-tsunami</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[maneco64]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:25:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eKYJV69RcSzbg8bPaWoDNuvi5nXwSgt5HMp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>