The Creature from Jekyll Island
A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
Ratings4
Average rating3.8
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A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
Ratings4
Average rating3.8
Traces the history of the Federal Reserve, revealing how the American government has used the Reserve as a way to deceive taxpayers and control the global economy and explaining how the Reserve influences the flow of money between citizens, businesses, banks, and the government.
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It reads really nicely, the writing is engaging. Unfortunately it's very US-centric and boringly nationalistic.
The chapters start with factual stories, but then the authors looses himself in ranting about “socialist” USA and free-market arguments long abolished by most economists. Sad, because the “Creature from Jekyll Island” is a huge problem and we'll need to radically change the monetary system. But not back into stone age times of banking...
