Central bank money printing since 2008 has eroded approximately 8% of the dollar's value annually, according to analysis in "The Everything Code." The continuous expansion of the monetary base was designed to roll over unpayable global debt accumulated after the financial crisis. This currency debasement drives asset repricing across housing, stocks, gold, and Bitcoin as more dollars chase finite assets. Wage earners without asset ownership effectively lose purchasing power each year, creating what the author describes as an invisible tax that explains growing wealth inequality and systemic distrust.