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Jim Davidson's avatar

The major newspapers and magazines were consolidated by a few owners starting in the 1890s. The Rhodes conspiracy was behind some of it. So the shift after the Feral Reserveless scheme began is not coincidence. It's a deliberate part of a programme of propaganda by people who not only imagine themselves in power over mankind but also believe that they deserve the kind of anti-human power they seek to exercise.

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Jamie Selway's avatar

“Because the music that they constantly play / It says nothing to me about my life.”

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Rudy Havenstein's avatar

Morrissey/Smiths have a number of beautiful lyrics

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Jamie Selway's avatar

Endless supply, which has stood the test of ~40 years.

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The Rational Walk's avatar

In that clip, I think Powell admitted that the fed has monetized the debt because we will never get back to pre financial crisis balance sheet. He’s only talking about getting back to pre COVID levels which I bet won’t happen either.

Back in 2013, St Louis Fed wrote:

“ If the recent rapid accumulation of Treasury debt on the Fed's balance sheet constitutes a permanent acquisition, then the corresponding supply of new money would be expected to remain in the economy (as either cash in circulation or bank reserves) permanently as well. As the interest earned on securities held by the Fed is remitted to the Treasury, the government essentially can borrow and spend this money for free.”

Weird how Powell isn’t asked about this natural follow up question. I’d ask if I’m invited to the next FOMC press event.

https://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/economic-synopses/2013/02/01/is-the-fed-monetizing-government-debt/

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NR's avatar

Never noticed that re "panic"...excellent

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Rudy Havenstein's avatar

I mix the charts up to avoid boredom

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RAD's avatar

I think a non-log scale plot of the fed assets is more dire looking - the recent QT still looks unimpressive and you can truly appreciate how insane 2020-2022 was.

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Joshua Hughes's avatar

So people have choicefully not used the term "panic" in the last 100 years. Perhaps people will panick soon.

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Jim Davidson's avatar

When in panick, when in doubt

Run in circles, scream and shout.

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