'Permanent Inflation Is Changing Everything', $300 SILVER Next? | Mark Skousen

Economist Mark Skousen believes the global economy has crossed a monetary threshold and entered what he calls an era of “permanent inflation.” With gold surging past $5,000 and silver pushing toward triple digits, the repricing of hard assets may only be beginning as governments confront exploding debt, geopolitical conflict, and relentless money creation. Skousen explains why the gold price breakout and the rising silver price could signal a major shift in the global monetary system. War, tariffs, and central bank liquidity are creating a powerful inflationary backdrop that could drive precious metals and mining stocks much higher. The conversation also explores the gold-silver ratio myth, the weakening dominance of the dollar, and why policymakers may have little choice but to keep printing money to prevent financial collapse, and what that could mean for gold, silver, and investors. *This video was recorded on Friday, March 6th, 2026 _ Sign up for my free weekly newsletter: https://benmumme.substack.com/subscribe? _ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - The Era of Permanent Inflation 1:09 - Silver’s Stunning Rise in Value 2:51 - Why Inflation May Never Go Away 4:33 - The New Industrial Demand for Silver 9:00 - Why Mining Stocks Offer Huge Leverage 12:32 - Silver’s Most Explosive Price Moves 17:29 - Gold, Central Banks, and the Falling Dollar 23:47 - War, Tariffs, and the Next Inflation Wave 29:32 - Why the Fed Always Prints More Money 33:31 - The Money Lessons Everyone Should Know 42:47 - Measuring Economic Freedom 46:42 - Austrian Economics vs Modern Finance 51:09 - Henry Ford and the Rise of Capitalism 58:08 - FreedomFest and the Fight for Liberty 1:10:41 - Skousen’s Books, Ideas, and Final Thoughts _ WHERE TO FIND BEN MUMME 👇 Twitter: https://twitter.com/mumme_ben YouTube: @livingyourgreatness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benmumme_/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-grant-mumme-42553690/ _ WHERE TO FIND MARK SKOUSEN 👇 Website: https://mskousen.com/ Twitter: https://x.com/MarkSkousen1 _ #gold #silver #inflation #goldprice #silverprice #preciousmetals