Comments on: A Visual Guide to the Federal Reserve

By: John ruddy

John ruddy — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:48:00 +0000

Why doesn’t the Fed just publish the list of all its Shareholders (the big fish), the amounts they have put in (or are in hock for) and let the Market decide if it is worth while continuing with them? That is, if it still trusts tem? Dammit, they are the high priests of the (rationalist) Religion of wealth creation. Even the Vatican has been more open in these last few years.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:11:00 +0000

One ongoing circle 8(

By: knix

knix — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:37:06 +0000

“The few who understand the system, will either be so interested from it’s profits or so dependant on it’s favors, that there will be no opposition from that class.” — Rothschild Brothers of London, 1863

By: knix

knix — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:33:18 +0000

James Madison was quoted saying “History records that the”money changers” have used every form of abuse, intrigue, deceit, and violent means possible to maintain their control over governments by controlling money and it’s issuance.”

By: knix

knix — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:31:37 +0000

Thomas Jefferson once said, “I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Already they have raised up a monied aristocracy that has set the government at defiance. The issuing power (of money) should be taken away from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs.”

By: Knix

Knix — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:51:23 +0000

I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
Thomas Jefferson

Does any one need to say more!!!!!

By: Dave Curtis

Dave Curtis — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:00:51 +0000

Wow! What a convoluted load of BS. This quote alone tells it all:

“The Fed lowers its discount rate, allowing banks to borrow more, which effectively increases the money supply.”

I doesn’t increase the money supply – it increases the amount of debt that can be loaned out at interest. The Fed merely conjures it up out of nothing based on the fractional lending system allowing almost $99 to be loaned out for every $1 on deposit. The debt pool is 99 times bigger (not including interest) than the actual amount required to be on deposit. That’s sort of like saying that you have an empty gallon jug called debt, and a one ounce shot glass of water to pay it all off.

It is simply impossible for everyone to pay off their debt – and no article describing the Federal Reserve can ever claim otherwise. Furthermore, even if everyone was a certified CPA doing everything right, and never taking any risks – not everyone would be able to pay off their loans, and what’s worse, some would still go bankrupt.

By: harsh

harsh — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:27:00 +0000

just watched “Zeitgeist” and was amazed by the central bank history shown. And if even the 50% of the so called facts shown about the central reserve bank are true then its really admirable how a small bunch of people are cntrolling the life of whole US and world.

By: Heresiarch

Heresiarch — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:55:53 +0000

The Fed doesn’t do anything that couldn’t be done just as well by the U.S. Treasury Dept.

Cut out the middle man. END THE FED.

By: Andrew McKinney

Andrew McKinney — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:29:29 +0000

Well I think we can now see that mint is not giving a “fresh” take on finance.

The most frustrating thing about Ron Paul supporters is that they say they oppose the Fed, but they don’t do anything about it outside of the rigged game of politricks.

I just picked up the book 5 STEPS TO FREEDOM: How to Cut Your Dependence on Institutions and Escape Financial Slavery. If Ron Paul supporters are as smart as they say they are, they follow that book… then we’ll see how many of them there really are.