_Too much spending, too much taxation (without genuine representation), a failed
foreign and monetary policy, too many wars, too much crony capitalism (what
amounts to a form of corporate fascism), too many bubbles and bailouts, too
much lust for power and the corruption it brings... All of these things and
more have brought this great nation dangerously close to economic collapse and
ultimately the loss of American sovereignty.
At the heart of all of this are the privately owned and operated Federal Reserve and other Central Banks of the world. They are interconnected and ultimately responsible for the mess we're in. They control the money supply for their own selfish gain. When you control the money supply, you control everything else, including the governments and, in the case of America, the people the government was originally designed to protect and serve. There is compelling evidence that the owners of this banking cartel have been responsible for instigating all the major wars and depressions in the last 100 years. They own the banks, they own the dollar, they own all the major media outlets, the military industrial complex and many politicians, judges and police agencies.
There are numerous, yet less-than-authoritative sites which claim the primary owners of the Federal Reserve Bank are:
1. Rothschild's of London and Berlin
2. Lazard Brothers of Paris
3. Israel Moses Seaf of Italy
4. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. of Germany and New York
5. Warburg & Company of Hamburg, Germany
6. Lehman Brothers of New York
7. Goldman Sachs of New York
8. Rockefeller Brothers of New York
This may have been true in the past. It may be true of their descendents today. Or, perhaps it's not true at all. All we know is that the Fed is privately owned by its "member banks." That's part of the problem with the Federal Reserve - the secrecy. No one really knows for sure who is at the top and what they are doing.
Of course, Congress is complicit in this, because the Fed prints them unlimited fiat money for all of their pet projects. In this way, they can avoid a direct tax increase on the people (allowing them to be re-elected). However, there is a hidden tax. When the money is devalued through quantitative easing, the people pay more through inflation of goods and services. Case in point: gas prices. Please watch this report by Ben Swann of "Reality Check" to learn the main reason why it takes more dollars to buy oil and gas. Hint: you can thank the Federal Reserve.
Below is a list of famous quotes about the Federal Reserve or the idea of a Central Bank in the U.S.:
"It is well that the people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning." — Henry Ford
"We have, in this country, one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever known. I refer to the Federal Reserve Board. This evil institution has impoverished the people of the United States and has practically bankrupted our government. It has done this through the corrupt practices of the moneyed vultures who control it." -- Congressman Louis T. McFadden in 1932 (Rep. PA)
"Most Americans have no real understanding of the operation of the international money lenders. The accounts of the Federal Reserve System have never been audited. It operates outside the control of Congress and manipulates the credit of the United States." — Senator Barry Goldwater (Rep. AR)
“The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial element in the large centers has owned the government of the U.S. since the days of Andrew Jackson.” - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, U.S. President
“The money powers prey upon the nation in times of peace and conspire against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than a monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, and more selfish than beaurocracy. It denounces as public enemies all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes. I have two great enemies, the Southern Army in front of me and the bankers in the rear. Of the two, the one at my rear is my greatest foe.” Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President
"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." — Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President
"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." — James Madison, U.S. President
"This [Federal Reserve Act] establishes the most gigantic trust on earth. When the President [Wilson] signs this bill, the invisible government of the monetary power will be legalized....the worst legislative crime of the ages is perpetrated by this banking and currency bill." -- Charles A. Lindbergh, Sr., 1913
"A great industrial nation is controlled by it's system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated in the hands of a few men. We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the world--no longer a government of free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and duress of small groups of dominant men." — Woodrow Wilson, U.S. President
"By this means government may secretly and unobserved, confiscate the wealth of the people, and not one man in a million will detect the theft." — John Maynard Keynes (the father of 'Keynesian Economics') from his book The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1920)
"While boasting of our noble deeds we are careful to conceal the ugly fact that by an iniquitous money system we have nationalized a system of oppression which, though more refined, is not less cruel than the old system of chattel slavery." — Horace Greeley
"The few who understand the system, will either be so interested from it's profits or so dependent on it's favors, that there will be no opposition from that class." — Rothschild Brothers of London, 1863
"Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes it's laws." — Mayer Amschel Bauer Rothschild
"The greatest threat facing America today is not terrorism, or foreign economic competition, or illegal immigration. The greatest threat facing America today is the disastrous fiscal policies of our own government, marked by shameless deficit spending and Federal Reserve currency devaluation. It is this one-two punch — Congress spending more than it can tax or borrow, and the Fed printing money to make up the difference — that threatens to impoverish us by further destroying the value of our dollars." — Congressman Ron Paul in 2007 (Rep.TX)
10 Things That Every American Should Know About The Federal Reserve:
#1 The Federal Reserve System Is A Privately Owned Banking Cartel
#2 The Federal Reserve System Is A Perpetual Debt Machine
#3 The Federal Reserve Has Destroyed More Than 96% Of The Value Of The U.S. Dollar
#4 The Federal Reserve Can Bail Out Whoever It Wants With No Accountability
#5 The Federal Reserve Is Paying Banks Not To Lend Money
#6 The Federal Reserve Creates Artificial Economic Bubbles That Are Extremely Damaging
#7 The Federal Reserve System Is Dominated By The Big Wall Street Banks
#8 It Is Not An Accident That We Saw The Personal Income Tax And The Federal Reserve System Both Come Into Existence In 1913
#9 The Current Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, Has A Nightmarish Track Record Of Incompetence
#10 The Federal Reserve Has Become Way Too Powerful
To better understand what I'm talking about, please put aside some time to watch the following:
- The Money Masters - How International Banksters Gained Control of America. This is a 3.5 hour historical documentary that traces the origins of the political power structure that rules our nation and the world today (you could break it up into 7 half-hour sections and watch one a day for a week). Keep in mind, this doc. was created around 1995, and things have gotten much worse since then.
- America: Freedom to Fascism. About 1 hour and 51 minutes. This is a compelling documentary which examines the legality of the Federal Income Tax and how it can be traced directly to the Federal Reserve. The truth will stun you.
- Fiat Empire - Why the Federal Reserve Violates the U.S. Constitution. Approximately 1 hour. Title says it all.
- The Economics of Private Banking. Roughly 1 hour. Focuses specifically on America's Federal Reserve.
- Even "Anonymous" has summed up the problem in a rather dramatic presentation. About 8 minutes. Don't let the entertainment factor or extreme rhetoric obscure the truth of the message.
- If you're the reading type, then check out, The Creature From Jekyll Island. From the publisher:
"Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magicians' secrets are unveiled. We get a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, their pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money. A dry and boring subject? Just wait!
"You'll be hooked in five minutes. Reads like a detective story - which it really is. But it's all true. This book is about the most blatant scam of all history. It's all here: the cause of wars, boom-bust cycles, inflation, depression, prosperity.
"Creature from Jekyll Island is a 'must read.' Your world view will definitely change. You'll never trust a politician again - or a banker."
Our Government is very irresponsible with our currency. The debt is astronomical. Our credit rating is sinking. The Federal Reserve prints money out of thin air with nothing backing it except the fickle faith of the people (as mentioned above, a process known as "quantitative easing"). People think the U.S. is immune to economic catastrophe, because of our glorious past, our power, our military or for whatever reasons. We aren't. Those days are gone. We're broke. Our economy is teetering on the edge of a cliff. If monetary policies don't change, we will probably follow in Greece's footsteps. No one can say when it will happen. It may take 10 years or more, but the odds are quite good that it will happen if things don't change.
History shows empires end. It also shows that every form of fiat money has failed. Fiscal irresponsibility, corruption, abuse of power and overreach have eventually led to the destruction of those cultures/currencies. In this country, for example, the dollar lost about three-fourths of its value between 1965 and 1985; between 1985 and 2005, it lost a bit over one-third of its value. This dramatic decrease in dollar value is due to inflation. The more the Fed pumps dollars into the stream of commerce, the more the value of the dollar is diminished. Another cause of inflation is simply supply & demand, but that's a natural occurrence of the free market; what the Fed does amounts to artificial manipulation.
This is precisely why older Americans will reminisce about how a movie and a Coke cost them less than a dollar. The dollar is still the same, but the amount it can purchase has decreased and will more than likely continue to decrease in the future. Potentially, it's a very dangerous situation. Take it seriously - at least enough to look into it on your own.
Ron Paul is well-known for his accurate socioeconomic predictions, not the least of which was the impending housing bubble. Dr. Paul's "Texas Straight Talk, 3/5/12: Audit the Fed Before They Destroy the Economy and the Dollar" warns us yet again. Perhaps we should heed his warning this time.
As bad as the situation is, I believe there is still time to save our economy, and ultimately our personal liberties. However, it involves a full audit and eventual end of the Federal Reserve. How do we do this?
First and foremost - education. American citizens must become aware of the true sources of America's problems. Again, please explore the above documentaries/book.
Secondly, we must elect politicians who make it publicly known that they understand the dangers the Federal Reserve poses, representatives who want to audit the Fed, who cannot be paid into submission, who can exercise fiscal restraint, who are willing and able to make real & substantial spending cuts and reign in the size and scope of the federal government (both foreign and domestic) and who will obey and defend the U.S. Constitution.
Thirdly, we must contact our current representatives and urge them to support legislation to Audit the Fed, such as the "Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011" (also known as the "Audit the Fed" bill) which was introduced on 1/26/2011 and sponsored by Congressman Ron Paul. Please urge your representatives to support the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 (H.R. 459/S. 202).
07.25.12 - Audit The Fed: H.R. 459 Passes House with More Than Two Thirds Majority! 327 - 98. Here are the members of congress who supported and opposed the bill. Thank those who supported it! Hold those who opposed it accountable as enemies of liberty by not voting for them when they are up for re-election!
Reality Check: Do We Really Need To Audit The Federal Reserve?
The coward, hypocrite, liar Harry Reid has vowed to not put S. 202 (Senate version of H.R.459) to a vote in the Senate. This is the same Harry Reid who, in his own words, has supposedly tried to pass legislation to audit the Fed since 1987! He reaffirmed his "commitment" to audit the fed as recently as 2010 while running for re-election in Nevada! Reid never wanted to audit the Fed. He only said he did to get elected, and because he believed it would never happen. He's a shill, bought and paid for. He said what's popular as long as it remained next-to-impossible. However, as soon as it's possible, he flip-flops and does his master's bidding (his master being the Federal Reserve).
Vote Harry Reid out of office! In the meantime, put pressure on Reid to allow a vote in the senate on Dr. Paul's bill to Audit the Federal Reserve. Make him know he will not be re-elected if he doesn't - it's the only thing he cares about. You can write to Reid here: http://www.reid.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
We must have serious monetary and banking reform. In 2010, even Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen said that the single biggest threat to U.S. national security is the national debt.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
At the heart of all of this are the privately owned and operated Federal Reserve and other Central Banks of the world. They are interconnected and ultimately responsible for the mess we're in. They control the money supply for their own selfish gain. When you control the money supply, you control everything else, including the governments and, in the case of America, the people the government was originally designed to protect and serve. There is compelling evidence that the owners of this banking cartel have been responsible for instigating all the major wars and depressions in the last 100 years. They own the banks, they own the dollar, they own all the major media outlets, the military industrial complex and many politicians, judges and police agencies.
There are numerous, yet less-than-authoritative sites which claim the primary owners of the Federal Reserve Bank are:
1. Rothschild's of London and Berlin
2. Lazard Brothers of Paris
3. Israel Moses Seaf of Italy
4. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. of Germany and New York
5. Warburg & Company of Hamburg, Germany
6. Lehman Brothers of New York
7. Goldman Sachs of New York
8. Rockefeller Brothers of New York
This may have been true in the past. It may be true of their descendents today. Or, perhaps it's not true at all. All we know is that the Fed is privately owned by its "member banks." That's part of the problem with the Federal Reserve - the secrecy. No one really knows for sure who is at the top and what they are doing.
Of course, Congress is complicit in this, because the Fed prints them unlimited fiat money for all of their pet projects. In this way, they can avoid a direct tax increase on the people (allowing them to be re-elected). However, there is a hidden tax. When the money is devalued through quantitative easing, the people pay more through inflation of goods and services. Case in point: gas prices. Please watch this report by Ben Swann of "Reality Check" to learn the main reason why it takes more dollars to buy oil and gas. Hint: you can thank the Federal Reserve.
Below is a list of famous quotes about the Federal Reserve or the idea of a Central Bank in the U.S.:
"It is well that the people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning." — Henry Ford
"We have, in this country, one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever known. I refer to the Federal Reserve Board. This evil institution has impoverished the people of the United States and has practically bankrupted our government. It has done this through the corrupt practices of the moneyed vultures who control it." -- Congressman Louis T. McFadden in 1932 (Rep. PA)
"Most Americans have no real understanding of the operation of the international money lenders. The accounts of the Federal Reserve System have never been audited. It operates outside the control of Congress and manipulates the credit of the United States." — Senator Barry Goldwater (Rep. AR)
“The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial element in the large centers has owned the government of the U.S. since the days of Andrew Jackson.” - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, U.S. President
“The money powers prey upon the nation in times of peace and conspire against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than a monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, and more selfish than beaurocracy. It denounces as public enemies all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes. I have two great enemies, the Southern Army in front of me and the bankers in the rear. Of the two, the one at my rear is my greatest foe.” Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President
"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." — Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President
"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." — James Madison, U.S. President
"This [Federal Reserve Act] establishes the most gigantic trust on earth. When the President [Wilson] signs this bill, the invisible government of the monetary power will be legalized....the worst legislative crime of the ages is perpetrated by this banking and currency bill." -- Charles A. Lindbergh, Sr., 1913
"A great industrial nation is controlled by it's system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated in the hands of a few men. We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the world--no longer a government of free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and duress of small groups of dominant men." — Woodrow Wilson, U.S. President
"By this means government may secretly and unobserved, confiscate the wealth of the people, and not one man in a million will detect the theft." — John Maynard Keynes (the father of 'Keynesian Economics') from his book The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1920)
"While boasting of our noble deeds we are careful to conceal the ugly fact that by an iniquitous money system we have nationalized a system of oppression which, though more refined, is not less cruel than the old system of chattel slavery." — Horace Greeley
"The few who understand the system, will either be so interested from it's profits or so dependent on it's favors, that there will be no opposition from that class." — Rothschild Brothers of London, 1863
"Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes it's laws." — Mayer Amschel Bauer Rothschild
"The greatest threat facing America today is not terrorism, or foreign economic competition, or illegal immigration. The greatest threat facing America today is the disastrous fiscal policies of our own government, marked by shameless deficit spending and Federal Reserve currency devaluation. It is this one-two punch — Congress spending more than it can tax or borrow, and the Fed printing money to make up the difference — that threatens to impoverish us by further destroying the value of our dollars." — Congressman Ron Paul in 2007 (Rep.TX)
10 Things That Every American Should Know About The Federal Reserve:
#1 The Federal Reserve System Is A Privately Owned Banking Cartel
#2 The Federal Reserve System Is A Perpetual Debt Machine
#3 The Federal Reserve Has Destroyed More Than 96% Of The Value Of The U.S. Dollar
#4 The Federal Reserve Can Bail Out Whoever It Wants With No Accountability
#5 The Federal Reserve Is Paying Banks Not To Lend Money
#6 The Federal Reserve Creates Artificial Economic Bubbles That Are Extremely Damaging
#7 The Federal Reserve System Is Dominated By The Big Wall Street Banks
#8 It Is Not An Accident That We Saw The Personal Income Tax And The Federal Reserve System Both Come Into Existence In 1913
#9 The Current Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, Has A Nightmarish Track Record Of Incompetence
#10 The Federal Reserve Has Become Way Too Powerful
To better understand what I'm talking about, please put aside some time to watch the following:
- The Money Masters - How International Banksters Gained Control of America. This is a 3.5 hour historical documentary that traces the origins of the political power structure that rules our nation and the world today (you could break it up into 7 half-hour sections and watch one a day for a week). Keep in mind, this doc. was created around 1995, and things have gotten much worse since then.
- America: Freedom to Fascism. About 1 hour and 51 minutes. This is a compelling documentary which examines the legality of the Federal Income Tax and how it can be traced directly to the Federal Reserve. The truth will stun you.
- Fiat Empire - Why the Federal Reserve Violates the U.S. Constitution. Approximately 1 hour. Title says it all.
- The Economics of Private Banking. Roughly 1 hour. Focuses specifically on America's Federal Reserve.
- Even "Anonymous" has summed up the problem in a rather dramatic presentation. About 8 minutes. Don't let the entertainment factor or extreme rhetoric obscure the truth of the message.
- If you're the reading type, then check out, The Creature From Jekyll Island. From the publisher:
"Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magicians' secrets are unveiled. We get a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, their pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money. A dry and boring subject? Just wait!
"You'll be hooked in five minutes. Reads like a detective story - which it really is. But it's all true. This book is about the most blatant scam of all history. It's all here: the cause of wars, boom-bust cycles, inflation, depression, prosperity.
"Creature from Jekyll Island is a 'must read.' Your world view will definitely change. You'll never trust a politician again - or a banker."
Our Government is very irresponsible with our currency. The debt is astronomical. Our credit rating is sinking. The Federal Reserve prints money out of thin air with nothing backing it except the fickle faith of the people (as mentioned above, a process known as "quantitative easing"). People think the U.S. is immune to economic catastrophe, because of our glorious past, our power, our military or for whatever reasons. We aren't. Those days are gone. We're broke. Our economy is teetering on the edge of a cliff. If monetary policies don't change, we will probably follow in Greece's footsteps. No one can say when it will happen. It may take 10 years or more, but the odds are quite good that it will happen if things don't change.
History shows empires end. It also shows that every form of fiat money has failed. Fiscal irresponsibility, corruption, abuse of power and overreach have eventually led to the destruction of those cultures/currencies. In this country, for example, the dollar lost about three-fourths of its value between 1965 and 1985; between 1985 and 2005, it lost a bit over one-third of its value. This dramatic decrease in dollar value is due to inflation. The more the Fed pumps dollars into the stream of commerce, the more the value of the dollar is diminished. Another cause of inflation is simply supply & demand, but that's a natural occurrence of the free market; what the Fed does amounts to artificial manipulation.
This is precisely why older Americans will reminisce about how a movie and a Coke cost them less than a dollar. The dollar is still the same, but the amount it can purchase has decreased and will more than likely continue to decrease in the future. Potentially, it's a very dangerous situation. Take it seriously - at least enough to look into it on your own.
Ron Paul is well-known for his accurate socioeconomic predictions, not the least of which was the impending housing bubble. Dr. Paul's "Texas Straight Talk, 3/5/12: Audit the Fed Before They Destroy the Economy and the Dollar" warns us yet again. Perhaps we should heed his warning this time.
As bad as the situation is, I believe there is still time to save our economy, and ultimately our personal liberties. However, it involves a full audit and eventual end of the Federal Reserve. How do we do this?
First and foremost - education. American citizens must become aware of the true sources of America's problems. Again, please explore the above documentaries/book.
Secondly, we must elect politicians who make it publicly known that they understand the dangers the Federal Reserve poses, representatives who want to audit the Fed, who cannot be paid into submission, who can exercise fiscal restraint, who are willing and able to make real & substantial spending cuts and reign in the size and scope of the federal government (both foreign and domestic) and who will obey and defend the U.S. Constitution.
Thirdly, we must contact our current representatives and urge them to support legislation to Audit the Fed, such as the "Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011" (also known as the "Audit the Fed" bill) which was introduced on 1/26/2011 and sponsored by Congressman Ron Paul. Please urge your representatives to support the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 (H.R. 459/S. 202).
07.25.12 - Audit The Fed: H.R. 459 Passes House with More Than Two Thirds Majority! 327 - 98. Here are the members of congress who supported and opposed the bill. Thank those who supported it! Hold those who opposed it accountable as enemies of liberty by not voting for them when they are up for re-election!
Reality Check: Do We Really Need To Audit The Federal Reserve?
The coward, hypocrite, liar Harry Reid has vowed to not put S. 202 (Senate version of H.R.459) to a vote in the Senate. This is the same Harry Reid who, in his own words, has supposedly tried to pass legislation to audit the Fed since 1987! He reaffirmed his "commitment" to audit the fed as recently as 2010 while running for re-election in Nevada! Reid never wanted to audit the Fed. He only said he did to get elected, and because he believed it would never happen. He's a shill, bought and paid for. He said what's popular as long as it remained next-to-impossible. However, as soon as it's possible, he flip-flops and does his master's bidding (his master being the Federal Reserve).
Vote Harry Reid out of office! In the meantime, put pressure on Reid to allow a vote in the senate on Dr. Paul's bill to Audit the Federal Reserve. Make him know he will not be re-elected if he doesn't - it's the only thing he cares about. You can write to Reid here: http://www.reid.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
We must have serious monetary and banking reform. In 2010, even Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen said that the single biggest threat to U.S. national security is the national debt.
___________________________________________________________________________________________