[quote=ralphfurley]Don’t make it sound like all the shenanigans started this year. Nothing will change until we abolish the fed.[/quote]

I think most of us on this board agree with you, Ralph. The problem most certainly didn’t begin with Obama. But both he and Bush were selected by the Powers That Be to fulfill very specific and very different tasks: Bush was given the task of setting the U.S. economy up for implosion; Obama was given the task of finishing the job by “re-shaping” the U.S. under the guise of “change”. The Fed – the constant between ALL administrations – lends assistance to whichever administration is in office at the time that enables all of the appointed tasks to be completed.

And I most certainly agree with you: Nothing will change until we abolish the Fed.