330 online
 
Most Popular Choices
Share on Facebook 43 Printer Friendly Page More Sharing Summarizing
OpEdNews Op Eds    H2'ed 7/15/11

Debt Ceiling Debate Charade Masks Planned Entitlement Cuts

By       (Page 5 of 7 pages) Become a premium member to see this article and all articles as one long page.   18 comments

Stephen Lendman
Message Stephen Lendman
Become a Fan
  (190 fans)

This piece was reprinted by OpEd News with permission or license. It may not be reproduced in any form without permission or license from the source.

-- that Washington has no debt creation limit;

-- that quantitative easing buys all of it not absorbed by sovereign or private buyers;

-- that the Fed can issue whatever amount is needed to service it; and

-- most important that Congress can reassert money creation power, replacing Federal Reserve notes with Treasury ones interest and inflation free with no need to raise taxes if responsibly done.

Doing so would end the budget cutting/debt ceiling charade. Moreover, sustainable economic growth would follow because publicly controlled money would reignite it free from predatory bankers, wrecking the economy to buy assets cheap, complicit with corrupt politicians letting them.

A Final Comment

On July 12, economist Jack Rasmus tried "reading the debt ceiling tea leaves," predicting what he sees ahead, saying:

-- gutting Social Security and Medicare is planned;

Next Page  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7

(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).

Well Said 3   Must Read 2   Supported 1  
Rate It | View Ratings

Stephen Lendman Social Media Pages: Facebook page url on login Profile not filled in       Twitter page url on login Profile not filled in       Linkedin page url on login Profile not filled in       Instagram page url on login Profile not filled in

VISIT MY WEBSITE: stephenlendman.org (Home - Stephen Lendman). Contact at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.  My two Wall Street books are timely reading: "How Wall Street Fleeces America: Privatized Banking, Government (more...)
 

Go To Commenting
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
Writers Guidelines

 
Contact AuthorContact Author Contact EditorContact Editor Author PageView Authors' Articles
Support OpEdNews

OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Daily Weekly     OpEd News Newsletter

Name
Email
   (Opens new browser window)
 

Most Popular Articles by this Author:     (View All Most Popular Articles by this Author)

The McCain-Lieberman Police State Act

Daniel Estulin's "True Story of the Bilderberg Group" and What They May Be Planning Now

Continuity of Government: Coup d'Etat Authority in America

America Facing Depression and Bankruptcy

Lies, Damn Lies and the Murdoch Empire

Mandatory Swine Flu Vaccine Alert

To View Comments or Join the Conversation:

Tell A Friend