Why does your paycheck depend on who controls Latin America?Most Americans don't realize that a 200-year-old policy called the Monroe Doctrine is the reason their grandparents could afford a house on one income, why manufacturing jobs paid well, and why American workers had leverage.That doctrine gave America control over the Western Hemisphere—which meant resources flowed to American factories, not European or Asian ones. It meant American workers didn't have to compete with the entire world for wages.But that system is being dismantled right now. China is buying up Latin America piece by piece. And until Trump, no president in decades even acknowledged it was happening.In this episode of Unleashed 101, we break down:What the Monroe Doctrine Really Was (And Why It Protected Your Job)
- How controlling hemisphere resources kept manufacturing in ...