Sunday, February 24, 2013

The Financial Instrument That Could Save the Economy - and Why It Hasn't

The Financial Instrument That Could Save the Economy - and Why It Hasn't
"Quantitative easing as practiced today is not designed to serve the real economy. It is designed to serve bankers who create money as debt and rent it out for a fee. The money power needs to be restored to the people and the government, but we need an executive and legislature willing to stand up to the banks. A popular movement could give them the backbone. In the meantime, states could set up their own banks, which could leverage the state's massive capital and revenue base into credit for the local economy."