The Fiscal Guillotine: Reclaiming the Power of the Purse

Damian Miller

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The question I posed at the end of my last article regarding the Alex Pretti murder was simple yet heavy: “How do we stand up to this, and what can we do to start non-violently punishing them for their actions?” Let’s be clear, we cannot vote our way out of this. Congress is the architect of the current crisis, not the solution. I’ll dive deeper into that failure another time, but for now, we must focus on how we exercise power today, not in some hypothetical election cycle. We found our hint at Davos, where a corrupt, wannabe king and his minions attempted a mafia-style shakedown over Greenland. It’s the same playbook they used to steamroll Venezuela and the same Nazi-style tactics they employ with their personal militia, ICE, to subdue domestic political opposition. But they’ve overlooked one thing: our power and political systems are inextricably linked by money. The wealthy elites equate capital with power; therefore, if they have less money, they have less power. This reality terrifies them because, at their core, the rich and powerful are ultimate cowards.

The recent standoff over Greenland wasn’t just a diplomatic spat; it was a masterclass in modern leverage. When the U.S. pivoted toward annexation threats and 25% tariffs on European allies, Denmark’s pension fund, Akademikerpension, responded by liquidating $100 million in U.S. Treasury…