Sunday, March 29, 2009

Ellen Brown: "In Defense of Bernanke's Helicopters: The banker-owned Federal Reserve finally acts Federal" OpEdNews

Tonight on Radio Free Kansas!
[Excerpt]  ... Not only are the Fed's loans nearly interest-free, but they are never paid back. The federal debt has not been paid off since 1838, when Andrew Jackson shut down the Second U.S. Bank. "Balancing the budget" just involves "servicing" the debt with interest. Money that comes from an interest-free loan that is rolled over indefinitely is essentially debt-free legal tender. The infamous helicopter line in Bernanke's 2002 speech came in when he was discussing how the government's money-creating power could be used to cut taxes. ... Read more

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