Posted on 11/04/2009 9:42:53 AM PST by nysuperdoodle
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) yesterday made some troubling comments about his bill, HR 1207, to audit the Fed. According to Paul, the bill, despite having more than 300 sponsors in the House, was eviscerated in committee, and maintains Fed secrecy on all important avenues if investigation. It stands to figure that what's good for the Fed is bad for you and me; slavery is no longer characterized by chains More.. and confinement and skin color- nowadays slavery is accomplished more with taxation, money manipulation, and debt.
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If Congress won't end it, there's nothing more American than making money off of it. Our great grandparents could have easily bought shares of Chase Manhattan, Chemical Bank, the Mellon banking empire, etc., all of which are mostly consolidated and part of a handful of regional and supernational banking groups. They could have been earning their share of the profits and dividends right alongside the elitist bankers.
Likewise, we - in the here and now of today - can buy our equity stake right alongside the bankers. Nothing's stopping us except a willingness to execute a buy order at their local broker. If everyone thinks JP Morgan Chase will own the world, then why not buy the stock? (If you don't you must not actually believe it.) If people think Goldman Sachs makes too much money, why not become a part owner in the company? That seems like the most rational course of action to me.
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