Tag Archives: Federal Reserve System

“The Dance of the Dollar”

The American middle class is getting poorer. Wages have been stagnant for decades—if jobs can be found to get those wages. Jobs are exported overseas by big corporations. Small businesses get harassed with taxes and big government red tape. There … Continue reading

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The FED chair that kept Yellen’ wolf

Lew Rockwell writes,  “Once again the Fed’s bite has failed to live up to its bark. Despite months of expectations that it would finally raise rates for the first time since 2006, the Fed continued to sit on its hands … Continue reading

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Tax Day Tyranny

  We do not need an income tax. The Federal Reserve does not need your income taxes. They can print as much money as they like. What they do need is your obeisance. They need their slaves to genuflect and pay their … Continue reading

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Everything is Awesome!

The Federal Reserve’s Fairy Godmother Janet Yellen’s job is to distort reality and keep people believing that the Federal Reserve is an egalitarian, competent entity necessary for stable, sound money. It’s precisely the opposite. The Fed is in place to … Continue reading

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The 2014 Stock Market Bubble

  Why doesn’t the stock market crash?  The short answer: There is no longer a free market in America. Every pullback is met with shouts of ‘buy!’ on CNBC and back up it goes. The market goes up despite the … Continue reading

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Snake in the Grass

Snakes in the Grass There is a schism in the Garrison household. My wife Tina is voting for the ‘lesser of two evils–Romney.” I am not voting. I will not give sanction to evil. For me it was Ron Paul … Continue reading

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Humpty Bernanke

It has often been said the Fed is pushing on a string. As their QE‘s lose effectiveness, it is becoming clear the debt money system is unsustainable. We will eventually–and probably soon–face either a deflationary collapse or a hyper-inflationary event. … Continue reading

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The Titanics of 2012

The Titanics of 2012 The Titanic tragedy has spawned a lot of metaphors for essays and cartoons alike. I decided to draw one myself to illustrate multiple situations that are steaming toward tragedy and since one ship wasn’t enough, I … Continue reading

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Power Hitter

‘Ron Paul, the Power Hitter’ Ron Paul was leading the polls in Iowa, Nevada and in Maine. In Iowa, votes were magically lost, thereby setting up a back room scenario (smoke-filled or not) where old neo cons such as Karl … Continue reading

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Statists vs. Statesmanship

The Republican Debates have revealed a clear winner: Ron Paul. The other candidates stumble over themselves to proclaim their love of the Traitor Act (aka ‘Patriot Act‘) as well as war and empire. They support the pernicious and criminal Federal … Continue reading

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