The Fed Is Not “a Good Idea that Became Corrupt”: It Always Was Corrupt
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It is easy to think of the Fed as a good institution that simply lost its way. In truth, it was a bad idea and a bad institution from its beginning.
Original Article: “The Fed Is Not “a Good Idea that Became Corrupt”: It Always Was Corrupt”
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