THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

Great background on the Fed (and its predecessors) and discussion of the middle class's economic condition in the US -- ``[The Fed] was created to stabilize the banking system and keep bank panics from occurring. Within sixteen years of its creation it caused the near collapse of the banking system and the Great Depression. The stagflation of the 1970s was caused by Fed policies. The Savings & Loan crisis was created by their policies. The internet bubble, housing bubble and eventual financial collapse were caused by Federal Reserve blunders. There have been 18 recessions since the creation of the Federal Reserve.''