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Percy Bysshe Shelley (Queen Mab): The man Of virtuous soul commands not, nor obeys. Power, like a desolating pestilence, Pollutes whate'er it touches; and obedience, Bane of all genius, virtue, freedom, truth, Makes slaves of men, and, of the human frame, A mechanized ...

Alas, if my life insurance would cover my death doing this, I could totally get into it.

What everyone is calling "banks" really aren't banks anymore. They're giant hedge funds backed by the Federal Reserve. The American middle class will go the way of the dodo unless the stranglehold of fiat money, fractional reserve banking, and too-big-to-fail-status is broken.

Quick tip: If your economy is going to hell just print money, change all your accounting rules, and borrow from enemies. Works every time. (sarcasm off)

Many melodies, taken from the same key and time signature, will often have harmonious passages, pleasing counterpoints, and synthetic texture. This is an excellent example of that. Plus, the whole mobius strip graphic is sweet.

What happens when the politics and economics of growth clash with the reality of resource depletion? Not sure, but we're going to find out in the next decade or two.

The Club gets to screw with the economy for short-term profits. The Club gets re-write the law in it’s favor. The Club gets to make ton’s of money when it wins, and get’s taxpayer money when it loses.

Mr. and Mrs. Middle Class America, you’ve been had.

Government of the people, by the people, ...

Mr. and Mrs. Middle Class America, you’ve been had.

Government of the people, by the people, and for the people is over.

Now it’s government of the club, by the club, and for the club.

"The issue which has swept down the centuries

and which will have to be fought sooner or later

is the people versus the banks." Lord Acton

Banking magnate Baron M.A. Rothschild said, “Give me control over a nations currency, and I care not who makes its laws.” It doesn’t matter if the Democrats or Republicans hold office. Real power lies with the banks, notably the Federal Reserve, and particularly the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Banking magnate Baron M.A. Rothschild said, “Give me control over a nations currency, and I care not who makes its laws.” It doesn’t matter if the Democrats or Republicans hold office. Real power lies with the banks, notably the Federal Reserve, and particularly the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Banking magnate Baron M.A. Rothschild said, “Give me control over a nations currency, and I care not who makes its laws.” It doesn’t matter if the Democrats or Republicans hold office. Real power lies with the banks, notably the Federal Reserve, and particularly the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Banking magnate Baron M.A. Rothschild said, “Give me control over a nations currency, and I care not who makes its laws.” It doesn’t matter if the Democrats or Republicans hold office. Real power lies with the banks, notably the Federal Reserve, and particularly the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Banking magnate Baron M.A. Rothschild said, “Give me control over a nations currency, and I care not who makes its laws.” It doesn’t matter if the Democrats or Republicans hold office. Real power lies with the banks, notably the Federal Reserve, and particularly the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Banking magnate Baron M.A. Rothschild said, “Give me control over a nations currency, and I care not who makes its laws.” It doesn’t matter if the Democrats or Republicans hold office. Real power lies with the banks, notably the Federal Reserve, and particularly the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Banking magnate Baron M.A. Rothschild said, “Give me control over a nations currency, and I care not who makes its laws.” It doesn’t matter if the Democrats or Republicans hold office. Real power lies with the banks, notably the Federal Reserve, and particularly the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks...will deprive the people of all property until their children wa...

“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks...will deprive the people of all property until their children wa...

“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks...will deprive the people of all property until their children wa...

“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks...will deprive the people of all property until their children wa...

“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks...will deprive the people of all property until their children wa...

Turn William Black and Elizabeth Warren loose and they will clean out the Wall Street criminals. If the most unethical keep getting rewarded we will not get out of this recession/depression.

Exponential growth of debt requires exponential growth of GDP. Denial of this fact will result in an epic fail. Exponential growth cannot go on forever. It’s a finite planet, with finite resources. Economics, as presently practiced by the Keynesian maniacs, is unsustainable. Unfortunately, the...

Exponential growth of debt requires exponential growth of GDP. Denial of this fact will result in an epic fail. Exponential growth cannot go on forever. It’s a finite planet, with finite resources. Economics, as presently practiced by the Keynesian maniacs, is unsustainable. Unfortunately, the...

Someone needs to throw the door open and turn a bright light on the in dark back room dealing of the financial oligarchs; Wall Street, the Fed, and the U.S. Treasury cockroaches that are looting the middle class American taxpayer need to pay. I hope Ms. Warren is up to the task.

If Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan had a theme song, this would be it!

Globalization, fiat currency, exponential leverage by TBTF banks, and increasing complexity in our economic system make the impact of Black Swan events not only more likely, but also catastrophic.

We need resiliency: decentralize power, take critical economic activities back to the local level, ...