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Originally posted by Dance4Life
reply to post by tothetenthpower
I had to seriously laugh out loud there.
That is one of the biggest / idiotic urban legends out there.
I suggest you go back to school, or just stop believing everything you read on the internet.
No offense, but come on.
Originally posted by Dance4Life
reply to post by thewholepicture
Ha.
Do you have proof of the original accusation?
How about this.
Did you know that in South Africa all the elephants born pink can fly up to 10 km. in the air?
Now show me evidence to refute this.
Originally posted by Dance4Life
reply to post by thewholepicture
What are you talking about?
Originally posted by Dance4Life
reply to post by thewholepicture
That's OK.
It was in reference to your SS # being publicly traded. The accusation that the other poster suggested is entirely false.
It comes from CUSIP #'s that have 9 digits. Some genius on the internet a long time ago wrote on a blog because it is 9 digits it is also someone elses SS #.
I read this every once in a while on the internet still and it makes me wonder why people believe this garbage.
What is a CUSIP #?
This is what a CUSIP Number is
Originally posted by nickoli
Okay,so lets lay this out,this is gonna be long bear with me.
You have a vast nation with nearly limitless resources,the likes of which the world has never seen. You have created a nearly perfect form of government,a republic of free men. In a little over a hundred years after many banking struggles you invented the ultimate cash machine,the federal reserve system. You suckered the whole world into using your currency as a measure of reserve. Less than 100 yrs later your bankrupt,your people are going homeless,your fancy financial instruments have nearly bankrupted the entire world.
Now I want to know one thing are you inept or corrupt? Either way, none of you should no longer be in any form of leadership or control of monetary policy.
That about cover it?
Originally posted by nickoli
reply to post by thewholepicture
My point being there can only be one answer or a combination of both. So the government is responsible for oversight of the fed,at the very least they have the power to nullify it. So the bankers and the politicians should be both thrown from our sight all their collective wealth should be siezed and they all should be banishished from public service forever. Thats my take on it anyhow.
Originally posted by Dance4Life
reply to post by nickoli
The dollar has been the reserve currency only since after WW2. Before that I believe it was the Pound.
Originally posted by Dance4Life
reply to post by nickoli
The central bank should be independent of government.
Think about it this way.
Would you want Joe Biden or lets say Charlie Crist having input on monetary policy?
In reality, all the FED does primarily is deal with interest rate policy. It should remain as independent as possible from Congress. By the way, when was the last time Congress hasn't been influenced by donations from corporations? Just about never. The FED really isn't that bad. Congress shouldn't be able to make decisions like that, mainly because they are all incompetent.