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mutatis mutandis

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But we're still living the high life in the States... on money printed by and then borrowed from the Federal Reserve.
Basically, we are indebted to a conglomerate of international bankers (or as some might say, "economic conquistadors.")
I'm sure they don't steer our foreign policy in any way - in return for not bankrupting our overly-mortgaged country.
Why do you think that J.F.K. passed Executive Order 11110?
| quote: | Mr. Chairman, we have in this country one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever known. I refer to the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve banks. The Federal Reserve Board, a Government Board, has cheated the Government of the United States and he people of the United States out of enough money to pay the national debt. The depredations and the iniquities of the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal reserve banks acting together have cost this country enough money to pay the national debt several times over. This evil institution has impoverished and ruined the people of the United States; has bankrupted itself, and has practically bankrupted our Government. It has done this through the maladministration of that law by which the Federal Reserve Board, and through the corrupt practices of the moneyed vultures who control it.
- Louis T. McFadden, Chairman of the House Banking Committee June 10th, 1932 |
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| quote: | "Learn, child, to catch a hint through whatever agency it may be given. 'Sermons may be preached through stones."
- Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Letters from the Masters of Wisdom, first series, p. 74, letter 31 |
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mutatis mutandis

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Sep-07-2004 22:21
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Trancer-X
mutatis mutandis

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| quote: | Originally posted by Yoepus
Hmm lets see:
http://www.federalreserve.gov/
or
http://www.fedex.com/
I wonder which one of those are a govenment agency, with baord members appointed by the President of the United States and approved by Congress?
If only a domain name could point me in the right direction! 

If only there was some way to find out more about the Federal Reserve, and learn how it was created by the government of the United States, is accountable to the people of the United States.
Oh world full of oh so little information (:rolleyes where, oh where could we find such info?
http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/frseries/frseri.htm
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Occrider HELP! They've gone mad! |
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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System—the national supervisory agency—is composed of seven members appointed for 14-year terms by the President. Its offices are in Washington, D.C. The Federal Open Market Committee, created later (1923) than the system’s other divisions, comprises the seven members of the Board of Governors and five representatives of the Federal Reserve banks; it directs the purchases and sales by the reserve banks of federal government securities and other obligations in the open market. The Federal Advisory Council consists of 12 members, one appointed annually by the board of directors of each reserve bank; it confers from time to time with the Board of Governors on general business conditions and makes recommendations with respect to Federal Reserve affairs. In 1976, the Consumer Advisory Council was created; consisting of both consumer and creditor representatives, it advises the Board of Governors on consumer-related matters. |
Are you really that much of a nitwit?
You better call for help!
http://www.federalreserve.gov/centralbanks.htm
The Creature from Jekyll Island : A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
Editorial Reviews
"A superb analysis deserving serious attention by all Americans. Be prepared for one heck of a journey through time and mind."
Ron Paul
Publisher/Editor, Ron Paul Report
Member, House Banking Committee
"What every American needs to know about central bank power. A gripping adventure into the secret world of the international banking cartel."
Mark Thornton
Asst. Professor of Economics, Auburn Univ.
Coordinator Academic Affairs, Ludwig von Mises Institute
"A magnificent accomplishment - a train load of heavy history, organized so well and written in such a relaxed and easy style that it captivated me. I hated to put it down."
Dan Smoot
Publisher/Editor, Dan Smoot Report
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Trancer-X
mutatis mutandis

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| quote: | Lewis v. United States, 680 F.2d 1239 (1982)
John L. Lewis, Plaintiff/Appellant,
v.
United States of America, Defendant/Appellee.
No. 80-5905
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 2, 1982.
Decided April 19, 1982.
As Amended June 24, 1982.
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| quote: | "Federal agency" is defined as:
the executive departments, the military departments, independent establishments of the United States, and corporations acting primarily as instrumentalities of the United States, but does not include any contractors with the United States. |
| quote: | Examining the organization and function of the Federal Reserve Banks, and applying the relevant factors, we conclude that the Reserve Banks are not federal instrumentalities for purpose of the FTCA, but are independent, privately owned and locally controlled corporations.
Each Federal Reserve Bank is a separate corporation owned by commercial banks in its region. The stockholding commercial banks elect two thirds of each Bank's nine member board of directors. The remaining three directors are appointed by the Federal Reserve Board. The Federal Reserve Board regulates the Reserve Banks, but direct supervision and control of each Bank is exercised by its board of directors. 12 U.S.C. Sect. 301. The directors enact by-laws regulating the manner of conducting general Bank business, 12 U.S.C. Sect. 341, and appoint officers to implement and supervise daily Bank activities. These activites include collecting and clearing checks, making advances to private and commercial entities, holding reserves for member banks, discounting the notes of member banks, and buying and selling securities on the open market. See 12 U.S.C. Sub-Sect. 341-361.
Each Bank is statutorily empowered to conduct these activites without day to day direction from the federal government. Thus, for example, the interest rates on advances to member banks, individuals, partnerships, and corporations are set by each Reserve Bank and their decisions regarding the purchase and sale of securities are likewise independently made. |
| quote: | | Federal reserve banks are not federal instrumentalities for purposes of a Federal Tort Claims Act, but are independent, privately owned and locally controlled corporations in light of fact that direct supervision and control of each bank is exercised by board of directors, federal reserve banks, though heavily regulated, are locally controlled by their member banks, banks are listed neither as "wholly owned" government corporations nor as "mixed ownership" corporations; federal reserve banks receive no appropriated funds from Congress and the banks are empowered to sue and be sued in their own names. |
It appears that they also pay no taxes whatsoever.
| quote: | SC PRIVATE LETTER RULING #90-1
TO:
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Columbia Office
Columbia, S.C. 29210
SUBJECT:
Federal Reserve Bank
(Sales and Use)
REFERENCE:
S.C. Code Ann. Section 12-35-510 (1976)
S.C. Code Ann. Section 12-35-810 (1976)
S.C. Code Ann. Section 12-35-550(1) (1976)
S.C. Code Ann. Section 12-35-550(42) (1976)
AUTHORITY:
S.C. Code Section 12-3-170 (1976)
SCOPE:
A Private Letter Ruling is a temporary document
issued to a taxpayer, upon request, and it
applies only to the specific facts or
circumstances related in the request. Private
Letter Rulings have no precedential value and
are not intended for general distribution.
Question:
Are sales to, or purchases by, the Columbia Office of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond exempt from sales and use tax, pursuant to Code Sections 12-35-550(1) and 12-35-550(42)?
Facts:
The Federal Reserve Bank and its district banks were created under 12
U.S.C.A. Section 226. The district banks in turn established satellite
offices, one of which is located in Columbia.
Section 531 of Title 12 of the United States Code reads:
Federal reserve banks, including the capital stock and
surplus therein and the income derived therefrom shall
be exempt from Federal, State, and local taxation,
except taxes upon real estate.
http://www.sctax.org/Tax+Policy/Pri...ng/plr90-1.html
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Trancer-X
mutatis mutandis

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Location: Shambhala
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I've posted this before
Deficits Eroding Our World Standing
by Congressman John Tanner, Guest Columnist
The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal
October 18, 2003
Some Republicans have long tempted to characterize Democrats as fiscally irresponsible big spenders – at times with merit. However, the Republicans’ budget plan now endangers our economy and our security.
Over the past 2 ½ years, the Bush administration and the Republican Congress have pursued fiscal policies that have resulted in a colossal increase in the federal debt. Increased interest payments mean higher taxes on Americans next year and every year thereafter.
This reckless increase in federal debt has exposed another troubling aspect of the administration’s budget plan, passed by a Republican House and Senate: Asian countries are purchasing our debt in record amounts, and China has registered the most rapid increase. These developments not only adversely affect our economy, they also leave our country susceptible to a potential national security threat.
According to the Treasury Department, major foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities total $1.35 trillion. Over the first seven months of 2003, mainland China and Hong Kong accumulated $177 billion of U.S. debt.
Currently, China is the world’s second-largest buyer of our debt, exceeded only by Japan. Furthermore, China’s purchases of U.S. government securities rose 20 percent over the first half of this year and have more than doubled since 2001.
It is a dangerous situation when the administration funds the federal government in part by selling our debt to the Chinese. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that the federal government accumulated a $374 billion deficit in fiscal 2003, not including the President’s $87 billion request for Iraq.
Foreign investment in the United States is financing the U.S. budget deficit and the war in Iraq. We need to borrow approximately $1.5 billion a day from foreign investors to meet these deficits. Increasingly, foreign investors, not U.S. residents, will be beneficiaries of the interest paid by us, our children, and our grandchildren.
The high level of foreign holdings of U.S. securities could have a debilitating impact on our economy and foreign policy. How would our economy respond if China threatened to sell large volumes of U.S. Treasury securities? This action could easily fuel higher inflation and put pressure on the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates, putting our economy at risk of a large-scale recession.
The United States does not always see eye to eye with Beijing on foreign affairs. The mere threat by China to sell U.S. debt could reduce our negotiating position on long-standing issues of disagreement such as national security and trade. The United States should not be put on the defensive when conflicts arise with China simply because the Chinese government can hold the U.S. dollar hostage.
Chinese officials are purchasing U.S. Treasury securities in an attempt to keep the value of their currency, the yuan, artificially low. The yuan has been pegged to the U.S. dollar for almost 10 years, despite record growth in the Chinese economy. Such growth should have increased the value of the yuan if it were a free-floating currency.
Economists estimate China is undervaluing its currency by as much as 40 percent. By purchasing U.S. debt, China can manufacture products that cost 40 percent less to make than they do in the United States. This currency manipulation has contributed to the loss of millions of manufacturing jobs in the United States.
The Republican borrowing program, unless it is quickly reversed, will devastate our economy and diminish our role in the world. We cannot be the world’s leading economic and military power if our government’s financing depends on money from foreign countries, many of which oppose our policies.
A former official of China’s central bank, now a private economist, recently told The Washington Post: “The U.S. dollar is now at the mercy of Asian governments.” The only way to get this problem under control is to stop deficit spending.
Interest payments on the national debt will soon surpass all domestic discretionary spending, including defense, health care, education and infrastructure. Unlike those expenditures, interest is a tax on the American people that cannot be repealed.
The “Blue Dog” Democrats proposed a plan that would have reversed this catastrophic borrowing but it was defeated on a largely party-line vote. We will continue this fight, but to succeed we will need the help of citizens outside Congress.
http://www.house.gov/tanner/press108-oped101803.htm
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Yoepus
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Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Ketchup fields, Texas
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