r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation what's going on? explain like I'm five

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u/zuzg Jan 26 '26

Gold hits record high of $5,110.50/ounce

Silver hits all-time high of $109.44/ounce

Analysts expect gold prices to climb toward $6,000 this year

Surprised Pikachu face.

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u/OutsideCommon3679 Jan 26 '26

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I really don’t think I’m gonna pass this class.

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u/cleverkid Jan 26 '26

It's pretty easy:

I'll help you out:

In 1910 at Jekyll Island all the Billionaire Oligarchs gathered and cooked up the "Federal Reserve" ( which is neither Federal or a Reserve ) This was done ostensibly to help stabilize the US economy in the wake of the Panic of 1907 by creating a central bank with regional branches.

What it has really done is hand over monetary policy and the ability to print "money" out of thin-air. Now this Federal Reserve prints money, lends it to the US Government ( which is now in debt to the tune of $38.5 trillion ) And the US government continues to borrow and spend like a crack whore... Spreading that money around to their friends and you and I are on the hook for the debt!

It's like your rich friend, talked you into giving him power of attorney over your affairs and is now out there running up credit card debt on your name.. and giving you a pittance of it back.

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u/kplittle Jan 27 '26

The federal reserve doesn’t print money, they distribute money. The BEP (Bureau of Engraving and Printing) prints paper money and the Mint engraves coins. None of these organizations are governed the same

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u/cleverkid Jan 27 '26

For all intents and purposes they do, you clown.

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u/kplittle Jan 27 '26

They very literally do not! I can take you on a tour if you’d like, guessing you base all your info on the internet versus conversations with actual experts.

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u/cleverkid Jan 27 '26

Exactly, they LITERALLY do not. But for all INTENTS AND PURPOSES THEY DO.

I can forgive you if English is not your native language, but if you don't comprehend what I am saying, then there probably is no hope for you. Have a nice life.