Now that the financial system is in terminal distress; many people are questioning the wisdom of handing over so much power to organizations that don't operate in the publics interest. Thomas Jefferson anticipated this scenario and issued a warning about the perils of abdicating sovereignty to unelected, profit-oriented bankers. He said:

“If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of our currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and the corporations that will grow up will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.”

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Hi G7enn,

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The Federal Rserve was established in 1913. The income tax was established in 1913.
Coincidence?
I don't think so. World War I commenced in 1914 (and the US entered kicking and screaming in 1917).
Coincidence?
I don't think so. Having a central bank makes it easy for the Powers That Be (PTB) to start wars since they can print money with abandon and pass the costs off to the average citizen in the hidden "tax" of inflation. What people need to realize is that the Federal Reserve is made up of private banks that UNCONSTITUTIONALLY controls our currency. Read the book "The creature From Jekyll Island" to get a better understanding of what the "fed" is all about.

Also check out www.losthorizons.com to see how people have gotten all their income tax SSI and medic-aid payments refunded to them.