People should really stop 'feeling' their way through basic economics and read a reputable 101 introduction text book.
don't have the info,but if you want to take the time,google and see how many fed gov's are with g sax,either before or after their stint,and the rest of the washington advisors.....edit....http://georgewashington2.blogspot.com/2009/04/does-goldman-sachs-rule-world.html
http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpoli...hs-gets-another-washington-insider-judd-gregg.......................http://michellemalkin.com/2010/04/21/all-the-presidents-goldman-sachs-men/......http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/02/government-sachs-goldmans_n_210561.html 4 articles in 10 minutes,hundreds more if you are still on the fence
I am not sure what you're saying then... Is the conclusion that the US government (federal, as well as state) is "private", like the Fed?
it is(federal),but we still get to vote for the candidates they choose,we were allowed to vote for rahm as mayor in chicago, when he decided to run about 6 of 8 candidates dropped out,his campaign promise was he would lower the city tax by 1/4 of a percent
it's funny,every 4 years there is an election,everyone claims the virtues/faults of the republican or democratic party,argues to the point of your an asshole,no your an asshole,then they go out and vote dem/rep and the whole issue is swept aside for another 4 years,and the machine gets bigger...you see it here on et all the time
secretary of defense is appointed by the pres.....http://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3022-mfgppl-moneyflow.html
secretary of state, hillary clinton,apptd by the pres....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State
Hold on second I am texting in my vote to that semi private show american idol. Then I am going to see if the FTC has asked them why a guy from aerosmith is a judge. This really should be a debate about whether we should let asset prices fall back to pre bubble prices or if we should have the taxpayers and the FED... try to prop up prices until inflation gets so strong that salaries begin to rise. My concern is that this is a game of musical chairs and once enough assets are sucked out of the shells the govt and the FED will let the economy collapse. So why not let it collapse to 1990s prices now.. while the govt still has the clout and resources to provide a safety net. Once people know prices will not go down anymore... we can rebuild. If the collapse happens after 10 years of this type of economy... it could get a lot worse.