Reply #34: It's somewhat ironic to accuse me of

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''perpetuating a divisive mentality'' when you label me an ''authoritarian'' and the Fed a ''cabal'' with no proof of either. Can you please tell me what makes the Fed a ''cabal'' and why on earth a ''cabal'' would return all of its earnings above operating costs to the US treasury?

There are many valid reasons to criticize the Fed, but I find your generalized anti-Fed and anti-government rants troubling. Again, could you please give us a non-bullshit explanation of how the Fed is a ''cabal'' and what you would propose to replace it with? To be blunt, I think you've learned some anti-Fed buzzwords along the way and you have no earthly idea what it actually does. It must particularly gall you to learn that President Obama disagrees with you and is actually seeking to expand the Fed's powers.

Maybe you should write to him and explain how the Fed is a ''fraud'' and a ''cabal''. I'm sure he'd love to hear from you. Don't you think it would make sense to learn what the Fed actually does and how it works before you just sound off?