The FED (Federal Reserve) has increased the U.S. dollar supply to extraordinary levels over the last 20 years. Paper U.S. dollars are still being printed to unprecedented levels today.
As a result paper U.S. dollars buy less goods and services since 2000.
What is U.S. dollar purchasing power compared to gold over the last 20 years?
$100 U.S. dollars in 2000 would have lost $35.42 in purchasing power by 2020.
That means $100 U.S. dollars in 2000 would now only by the equivalent of $64.58 in goods or services in 2020.
$100 U.S dollars worth of gold in 2000 is now worth $500 in 2020 (Source americanbullion.com).