I do have to say, though, from what I know of you so far, you're probably one of the more reasonable ones on that side of the fence, Thick. I mean, you have your own opinion, but you aren't really as militant about it as some of these guys. Like, I appreciate that you're more assertive than aggressive with your beliefs.
I'll take that as a comment.
My intellectual idol is Christopher Hitchens. I am no Hitch, just so were clear. But like him, I try to find my own way. I don't try to get caught up in group think. It doesn't matter to me what anyone thinks, it's how they think.
About the current topic. The Federal Reserve. The constitution grants power to the Congress to issue money and make fiscal and monetary policy. Congress has assigned a large portion of that duty to private bankers. That group of bankers is known as the Federal Reserve. It
Alexander Hamilton wanted a central bank. Other founding fathers did not, such as Jefferson. At times we came close to setting one up. The election of 1828 (i think, could have been 32) was the nastiest election in American history. The main issue was a central bank. Andrew Jackson was elected and stopped it. Read the wiki on that election if you like history.
The central bank remained dead until the early 20th century and the progressive movement. They got the income tax passed and the Fed established.
They said the income tax would never be above 10% on anyone. Was to only be a tax on the wealth elite. It wasn't 5 years until every working soul was paying an income tax and the top rates were over 70%. Can't trust these fuckers.
