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Election Day can be the longest day of the year. Especially if the presidential race remains undecided late into the evening, neither Xanax nor vodka may be enough to kill the pain. In lieu of other sedatives, following are some cheerful lines which might blunt the impact of the prattling on CNN or MSNBC, though there is no known antidote to PBS’s piety.

“As far as I am concerned, I am in the knowledge that death can never extinguish the torch which I have lit in Ghana and Africa. Long after I am dead and gone, the light will continue to burn and be borne aloft, giving light and guidance to all people.” ~ Dr. Kwame Nkrumah

Goldman Sachs was fined $2.9 Billion while pleading guilty to bribery charges involving the Malaysian government, breaking a record for the largest penalty under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Under US law it is illegal to bribe foreign leaders, as reported by CNN.

While not explicitly defined, the “housing challenge” invokes an idea of “inequality,” and the Fed aims to fight it. Like all problems, we must find the root cause should we wish to find resolution. If housing unaffordability is an issue the Fed chooses to combat, perhaps they should look into their own monetary policies first. Should their interventions be the cause of the problem, refraining from intervention becomes the viable solution. Nevertheless, when the Fed champions a cause, even beyond the scope of their mandate, there is little anyone can do to stop it.