Alright, I'll say it:
The Republican Party, with one exception, is no less of a joke than the Democratic Party right now.
Sanders, Clinton and their ilk can argue all day about how they're going to end wealth disparity and climate change and private gun ownership and private healthcare and the myth of the "gender pay gap," but their proposed reforms are futile at best for reasons that I will outline later in this reply.
The GOP race is a mere dog-and-pony show, save for Rand Paul, who is the lone voice of reason in a party of children. Rand Paul is a true statesman, unlike the mere politicians on the stage with him. I commend the Democrats for at least attempting to talk about issues, even if they had to fabricate the issues.
No one (save for Rand Paul) is talking about the role of the Federal Reserve in American society. For the uninitiated Europeans and the uninformed Americans on here, I will briefly explain the Federal Reserve:
First of all, it's a misnomer. It's not "Federal" (it's an organization of private bankers) and it doesn't have anything in "Reserve". The Federal Reserve is a private banking cartel with total control over the American economy and a large amount of control over the global economy. When the US created the Federal Reserve, they put the proverbial foxes in charge of the proverbial hen house. The Federal Reserve is neither subject to oversight nor public scrutiny. Also, they have usurped the historically/Constitutionally Congressional role of coining money. The federal government PAYS the Federal Reserve to print money for the federal government, thus inflating/devaluing the currency. This is like robbing Peter to pay Paul, then mugging Paul on his way home. Money printed and issued by the Federal Reserve is not backed by any precious metal. In other words, the only reason that US dollars have value is because the Federal Reserve says so. The Fed has been holding the American economy hostage since 1913 and have committed robbery and defrauding on an epic scale for over a century, tantamount to crimes against humanity. Oh, and the US dollar has lost over 90% of its value since 1913. Inflation is a de facto regressive tax, since poor people tend to have their money in US dollars, whereas the rich have their money invested in assets that are not affected by Fed-induced inflation, such as hedge funds and precious metals.
The Republicans and Democrats are alike in that their proposals would fail even if enacted, since no one is doing anything to disband the Federal Reserve (except for Rand Paul) and prosecute its leaders for crimes against humanity. Sanders and Clinton can bitch all day about wealth inequality, but they won't be able to stop it unless they stop the organization responsible for it.
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