[a little elbow grease]

I must say ...... the Federal Reserve and BIG money in general confuse me deeply.

I can tell anyone how to hit a baseball or to play the outfield, but this stuff I leave to others.

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PS ..... can anyone suggest a rather simply written book that explains all this financial/money crap?

[thoughtomator]

If you want to understand the Federal Reserve, you could do worse than listen to what Ron Paul has had to say on the matter for the past 40 years or so.