End of the Road: How Money Became Worthless

This is either a big sales job to get us to seek out and buy physical gold OR all the people in this movie actually really believe this conspiracy and therefore work in the Gold/silver industry. Could be a bit of both.

It was interesting. Currency is so abstract and this and the '08 free fall illustrates just how convoluted it's become. I'm not sure 'ponzi scheme' is the best analogy for the global finance situation we're in. A single investment scheme and world markets regulated or controlled by governments are very different beasts. Every recession or depression brings inflation. Only time will tell how much. I'm skeptical about the insistence that gold is still the most real money. I'm no expert but it seems we've moved too far beyond that. I just wonder with the CEO of a gold selling website going on and on about it, that there's a conflict of interest and they may be inflating things to drum up gold sales. If I had money to save I might consider some gold just in case, to diversify. But if you have a gold bar and the economy completely tanks, I don't think there's much good that bar will do. It's not going to buy food.

This is the best film I have seen, so far, that explains how the world economy works, how money changes hands, and how bills get paid. A great documentary that explains why all countries are in big economic trouble, as those interviewed explain. Right now, all the various monetary exchanges are based on everyone's trust in the US government's currency. The US currency is no longer backed by gold, but on everyone's confidence in the US currency. That is what's backing US currency. Actually, this is so scary that we may be better off putting money under the mattress than in a bank. Everyone who has one dollar to their name should watch this film.

It's an interesting documentary, discussing the problems caused by the end of the Bretton-Woods system. We all know that the current financial set-up is built on shaky ground and cannot go on as it is. Once they've put the fear into us, they then go on to say that gold is the answer. And it is, if you're the gold broker selling the stuff. It's a shame that this film descends into selling snake oil, because it was very engaging up to that point. Worth a watch, but keep that pinch of salt handy.

"You shall not press down on the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind on a cross of gold." -William Jennings Bryan

The problems described in this movie are very real. The conclusion however, to change to a gold standard, is a path to true plutocracy...ruled by the rich. Gold is rare and easy to manipulate. There are a number of problems with the movie that makes it more of a sales pitch for gold then a documentary per se. We don't get to hear any opposing voices...the participants are all spokespersons of a gold standard if not directly profiteering of gold trading. Even the music changes to tones of salvation when the gold answer reveals it self.

There are however other ways of fixing the problems. I urge anybody trying to get a deeper understanding of this to see Bill Stills "The Secret of Oz" It is freely available on Youtube.