Benjamin Franklin declaring that the cause of the Revolutionary War was the poverty in the colonies resulting from the British Parliament demanding they stop using Colonial Scrip and instead use gold and silver borrowed from the English bankers with interest:
"The Colonies would gladly have borne the little tax on tea and other matters had it not been the poverty caused by the bad influence of the English bankers on the Parliament, which has caused in the Colonies hatred of England and the Revolutionary War."
Thomas Jefferson on private central banks:
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Already they have raised up a monied aristocracy that has set the government at defiance. The issuing power (of money) should be taken away from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs."
William Mackenzie King on private central banks:
"Once a nation parts with the control of its currency and credit, it matters not who makes the nations laws. Usury, once in control, will wreck any nation. Until the control of the issue of currency and credit is restored to government and recognized as its most sacred responsibility, all talk of sovereignty of parliament and of democracy is idle and futile."
Overall, I think I've made my point that the big private banks are taking us to the cleaners. Productivity keeps increasing but the benefits keep getting more and more concentrated. My advice for everyone is two-fold.
First, join a credit union that supports your local economy, has less fees, and is more democratic in nature than corporate banks.
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