Washington, D.C., July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A released presentation by economic analyst and former CIA advisor Jim Rickards has begun circulating as President Trump prepares to introduce his most ambitious piece of legislation yet—nicknamed the “Big Beautiful Bill” by senior officials.
While debates over costs are already dominating headlines, few realize that the U.S. government may already possess the resources to fund much of this agenda—without raising taxes or expanding the debt ceiling.
The Wealth Beneath Our Feet
The 28-page presentation reveals the existence of a vast, long-ignored natural asset: a massive reserve of critical resources—lithium, copper, uranium, and rare earths—buried beneath federally owned land.
“$516 billion is here in the Salton Sea area of California… $3.1 trillion is held in Nome, Alaska. And $7.35 trillion is here, in Midland, Texas…” Rickards writes . These regions, he says, represent just a sample of …