Treasury Secretary does not work for the United States

The PPJ Gazette ^ | March 24, 2009 | Marti Oakley

[ConservativeMind]

The appointment of a Secretary of the Treasury is just that, an appointment to a position which is NOT a cabinet position in any administration. The S.o.T. is the [governor] appointed to the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF). He is not an officer of the United States, is not a cabinet member and does not represent the interests of the United States. His position is as liaison between the federal government and the IMF. His obligation is to the IMF, not to the United States. The secretary of the Treasury is not sworn into office as cabinet members are, and take no oaths to the United States.

Just today, the subcommittee hearings on AIG and how the bailouts had been constructed, were held. Repeatedly, Geithner uses the term “your government” when responding to questions from committee members. He never says “our government” or “the government”. Geithner uses the term “your government” to distinguish himself as an employee of the IMF/World Bank, and to make clear that he is NOT a cabinet member working on behalf of the US government. Geithner repeatedly alludes to the central bank which is neither a US agency or organization but rather a privately owned and regulated banking cartel.

How many of you sitting out there actually believe there is a US bank account somewhere in this country containing tax deposits from workers, and funds generated by all the businesses the federal government unconstitutionally engages in, or any of the other contrived sources of income that comprise the revenues of the federal government?

I have news for you; there isn’t any such account. All funds collected including our tax dollars are deposited in the World Bank and administered by the International Monetary Fund.

[stylin19a]

plus the SOT is, I think, 5th in line for succession to the Presidency.

But what do I know....I’m still chasin the illuminati.

[Toddsterpatriot]

OMG! Don’t confuse the nutters with facts.

[Hawthorn]

>> populist finance-haters will believe and spread any lie imaginable if it defames the US government and American capitalism. This isn't new. It has been the sport of wild idiotic conspiracy theories for decades, and in some forms dates back to Jackson's presidency <<

Excellent post!

Moreover I think the phenomenon you perceptively call the "finance-haters" is a movement with roots even farther back, since Thomas Jefferson was well known for his opposition to banking -- something he associated with his arch-enemy, Alexander Hamilton.

It's really quite an interesting story, with a fairly consistent line of thought that runs from Jefferson to Jackson to W. J. Bryan to Congressman Wright Patman to Ron Paul and his bedfellow Alan Grayson. I wonder if any scholar has written a comprehensive history?

(If I had the smarts and energy to write such a study, I might title it Undying Suspicion: Bank Hatred from Tom Jefferson to Ron Paul.)