The Cantillon Curse: A 300-Year-Old Secret to Wealth Inequality and the New Path to Financial Fairness

Have you ever felt like you're running a race you can't win? You work hard, you save, but the goalposts of financial security keep moving further away. This isn't your fault. It's a feature, not a bug, of our monetary system—and it has a 300-year-old name. It is The Cantillon Curse. In this groundbreaking book, financial historian Investta uncovers the single, most powerful secret to modern wealth inequality. The journey begins not in a modern boardroom, but in the chaotic, paper-money frenzy of 18th-century Paris, where a brilliant but forgotten economist named Richard Cantillon first observed a timeless truth: new money is not neutral. It enriches the politically connected insiders first, while silently taxing the savings of everyone else. This book is an intellectual "red pill" that will permanently change how you see money, inflation, and the widening gap between the rich and the poor. It argues that this gap is not a moral failing, but a mechanical, predictable consequence of a rigged monetary game. Inside, you will discover: The shocking, true story of the Mississippi Bubble, the world's first great experiment in "quantitative easing," and the man who saw the crash coming. The simple, powerful analogy of the "honey on a plate" that makes the Cantillon Effect crystal clear and undeniable. A direct line from the King's Court of 1720 Paris to the modern "court" of the Federal Reserve and its Primary Dealer banks. Why the "Everything Bubble" in stocks and real estate is not a sign of prosperity, but a direct consequence of the curse, inflating the assets of the rich. The heartbreaking connection between multi-trillion-dollar bailouts and the rising price of your groceries. The revolutionary design of Bitcoin and why its "fair launch" and predictable supply make it the first monetary system in history that is immune to the Cantillon Curse. A practical framework for peacefully exiting the rigged game and moving your savings to a new, and finally, fair standard. This is more than a history lesson; it is a map to understanding the hidden architecture of our financial world. It gives you the intellectual tools to see the game for what it is and illuminates the path to a more equitable future.