VIDEO: Same old sheriff on Wall St.
This realnews.com report is from June 24, 2009.
Obama's plan won't rein in casino capitalism; finance must be democratized. The Fed has had enormous regulatory power but refused to use that power. In a PBS Lehrer broadcast, Alan Greenspan explained the Federal Reserve is independent and above the president! Glass-Steagal separated commercial and speculative banking. Democrats and Republicans dismantled the system over 30 years at the banks' request. Public credit rating agencies are vital. Private rating agencies encouraged speculation and knew they'd get more business if they gave all As. Do we want to reestablish a system that didn't work?
Economist Robert Polin is interviewed in this RealNews report from June 24, 2009.
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"Our banking laws must mobilize reserves.."
01 Jul 2009
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The New Freedom, by Woodrow Wilson
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Wilson wasn't a proponent of the Fed being at the beck and call of banking interests. The $9 trillion unaccounted for by the Fed that somehow "vanished" into the banking system wasn't his style.
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