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- Dec 7, 2009 9:34 AM — Scott Jagow
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Comments (4)
December 7, 2009 11:33 AM PT
All would agree that most of the Federal Reserve System was mainly designed before the dollar was the world currency, before the USA dominated capital markets (sic), and before USA financial dominance became as important to foreign policy, as the State Department and the Pentagon combined. There is a dearth of public serious discussions about much of the Fed being a dated anachronistic system: a system that outsources many national interest aspects of the financial system to private banking interests.
Many European countries without anywhere near the same power treat many policy areas handled by the Fed as a sole prerogative of government policy. My question: What if any serious schools of thought/action exists to assert government control over the National and Domestic policy effects of the Fed?
December 8, 2009 11:00 AM PT
Tim, there’s quite a bit of discussion in Congress on this topic. Some want to reduce the Fed’s autonomy, others want to increase its supervisory powers and still others want to eliminate the Fed altogether. If anything is going to be done on the issue of national interests vs banking interests, Congress will have to do it. Congress created the Fed, and it created it with the design of independence. But there are rumblings about changing that. Check out this article from Forbes: http://tinyurl.com/yf2zk55
And this one from the Washington Post: http://tinyurl.com/ygccul6
December 8, 2009 6:03 AM PT
After the online college blog, a question generated in my brain that I have not been able to answer. Does a degree from a “for profit” college or university still hold water if the business has gone bankrupt? I know that credits from a accredited college will expire if not used to achieve a timely degree, but I am interested in validity after defaulting. Some job applications and all higher education applications require applicants to request a copy of the transcripts to be sent from the institution. What if the institution isn’t around anymore? I think this may lead to a pattern of administration credential fraud.
December 8, 2009 10:45 AM PT
Good question, JPM. Haven’t found a good answer yet, though. But I did just post something new on for-profits: http://tinyurl.com/ykk2qn6
I’ll try to come up with something more on your question if I can.