The $40 Trillion Warning: What's Behind Robert Kiyosaki's Alarm Bells? Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, has been sounding alarm bells about America's national debt for years.
His warnings have taken on a new sense of urgency now that the country's national debt has surpassed $40 trillion.
Kiyosaki's concerns are rooted in a long standing pattern of currency devaluation, where inflation steadily erodes the dollar's purchasing power over time.