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The Fed’s Campaign
Be prepared for the next great transfer of wealth. Buy physical silver and storable food.
lewrockwell.com / by Peter Schiff / September 8, 2012
This past Friday, as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered his annual address from Jackson Hole – the State of the Dollar, if you will – I couldn’t help but hear it as an incumbent’s campaign speech. While Wall Street was hoping for some concrete announcement, what we got was a mushy appraisal of the Fed’s handling of the financial crisis so far and a suggestion that more ‘help’ is on the way.
It is important to remember that it’s not just President Obama’s job on the line in this election; in two years time, the next President will have the opportunity to either reappoint Bernanke or choose someone else. So we must understand what platform Bernanke is running on, as his office has an even greater effect on global markets than the President’s.
Bernanke has been the perfect tag-team partner for George W. Bush and then Barack Obama as they have pursued an economic policy of deficits, bailouts, and stimulus. Without the Fed providing artificial support to housing and US debt, Washington would have already been shut out of foreign credit markets. In other words, they would have faced a debt ceiling that no amount of bipartisan support could raise. Fortunately for the politicians, Helicopter Ben was there to monetize the debts.
Thanks to BrotherJohnF
2012-09-09 18:03:01
Source: http://silveristhenew.com/2012/09/09/the-feds-campaign-2/
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