Inflation, Bitcoin, & Why the Middle Class is Tapped Out

The economy’s not recovering—it’s unraveling. In this episode of The Rice Report, we go deep with macroeconomic analyst Robert Infra to uncover the hard truth: 🔻 The consumer is maxed out. 🔻 Wages are flat. 🔻 The debt spiral is accelerating. And nobody in the mainstream media is telling you the real story. Today we talk about: - Why the middle class is disappearing—and who’s profiting - The truth about U.S. debt, inflation, and the “strong dollar” scam - How Trump’s tariff and dollar strategy might flip the entire global economy - Bitcoin, gold & the coming collapse of trust in fiat money - Why consumer credit is the ticking time bomb nobody’s ready for - How volatility is becoming the biggest money-making opportunity of the decade 00:00 – Introduction & Welcoming Robert Infra 10:00 – Robert’s Path from Bitcoin to Macroeconomics 20:00 – Inflation Wake-Up Call & Market Awakening 30:00 – The Consumer Struggle & Devaluation Reality 40:00 – Tariffs, Trade Deficit & Dollar Strength Explained 50:00 – Populism, Reshoring & Breaking the Capital Flow 1:00:00 – Youth Financial Pressure & The New Economic Reality 1:10:00 – Currency Valuation, Sovereignty, and Global Restructuring 1:20:00 – Bitcoin, Gold, and the Rise of Neutral Assets 1:30:00 – The Consumer Debt Crisis and Real Wages Collapse 1:40:00 – Market Signals, Stablecoins & Debt Ceiling Impacts 1:50:00 – QE, Interest Rates & What Breaks First 2:00:00 – Financial Asset Performance & The Volatility Trade 2:10:00 – Building a Multipolar World & Infusing Capital 2:20:00 – Structural Fixes, Global Trade, and Final Thoughts 2:30:00 – Investment Strategy: What Assets to Own Now 2:40:00 – Robert’s Closing Advice & Where to Follow Him 📉 This is more than an economic update. It’s a roadmap through the chaos. Want to know where the smart money is going in 2025? It’s not where you think.