
Originally Posted by
Pooks
Doc Sust... This is how I see it
In 1914 President Woodraw Wilson, created the Federal Reserve and the Central Bank..
This was done, because Bankers in the United States, said the country will be better off, if Politicians did not have control of the economy.
So today we have These Bankers.. Bernake, Paulson, and other people that are NOT ELECTED... and they get passed down from President to President.
Greenspan was in charge for 10+ years at least maybe even 20. Bernanke is young, so he'll be in charge for another 20 years unless he gets caught up in a scandal.
The Presidents go to these Bankers and the Bankers brief them on what is going on.. The president has no power over their decisions. These bankers raise and lower rates, and they issue currency.
The funny thing about the Federal Reserve is that it is supposed to oversee the Banking industry.. Usually when you have agencies overseeing an Industry fore example USDA and MEAT.. the Meat companies hate and fear the USDA.. or Construction Companies Fear OSHA etc..
but in the case of the Federal Reserve, and Banking world, they love each other.
anyways back on track.. Point is Economy is out of the hands on the President.
The stupid system that is in place today.. that is Based on CREDIT was created when the U.S got off the GOLD STANDARD...
It makes the economy CYCLICAL..
meaning it works in cycles.. BOOM PERIODS and RECESSION PERIOD.
Its meant to create bubbles, and the govt even ecourages most bubbles like it did to the housing bubble with Fannie and Freddie Mac.
Ok... now back to point..
80s.. was a LOTS OF CREDIT BOOM.. Arms race with the soviets, Stock Market going up big, Housing prices exploding..
Early 90s.. was a LACK OF CREDIT PERIOD... we over extended ourselves, deals went bad... Federal Reserve had to lower rates, pump out more cash..
LATE 90s - INTERNET BOOM.. CREDIT BOOM PERIOD.. again lots of easy credit.. internet investments, housing prices go up etc..
EARLY 00s.. LACK OF CREDIT PERIOD.. Internet companies failed,, lots of bad deals.. 9/11 did not help etc.. Bush introduces tax cuts to stimulate economy. print more money..
2002 -2007 BOOM PERIOD. LOTS OF EASY CREDIT.. everyone is driving SUV's.. everyone is taking money out of their houses, cause values keep exploding etc..
2007 - PRESENT... no access to credit.. lots of Bad deals done... lower rates, give rebates, print more money, or waste tax payer money to bail out companies..
NEXT BOOM PERIOD.. they expect it starts in 2009.. but who know we'll see..
history shows at some point these types of Systems tend to collapse, and than people will probably switch back to a gold standard.