First the fed takes all the government bonds which the public does not buy and writes a check to congress in exchange for them
(it acquires other debt obligations as well, but bonds comprise most of its inventory)
There is no money to back up this check
These fiat dollars are created on the spot for that purpose
By calling those bonds reserves, the fed then uses them as the base for creating 9 additional dollars for every dollar created for the bonds themselves
The money created for the bonds is spent by the government
Whereas the money created on top of those bonds is the source of all bank loans made to the nation's businesses and individuals
The result of this process is the same as creating money on a printing press, but the illusion is based on an accounting trick rather than a printing trick
The bottom line is that congress and the banking cartel have entered into a partnership
In which the cartel has the privilege of collecting interest on money which it creates out of nothing
A perpetual override on every American dollar that exists in the world
Congress, on the other hand
Has access to unlimited funding without having to tell the voters their taxes are being raised through the process of inflation
If you understand the above, you understand The Federal Reserve System
Additional food for thought:
When the Federal Reserve wants to increase interest rates
It is not about keeping things in order
But increasing what they get paid through the increased interest on a perceived debt
On money
Made out of thin air
I am now quite sure that 'Tragedy and Hope' was suppressed although I do not know why or by whom. ~ C.Quigley ~
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