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No. The Fed is not a private body of bankers. The 7 member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve are appointed by the President. And where did you come up with the idea that the "U.S. [sic} fought the Revolutionary War to get out from under the oppressive thumb of the Bank of England, and for a few short years this actually succeeded."? In fact, in 1782 The Bank of North America was created to become the defacto central bank to continue financing the war. And the Federal Reserve was created because without a central bank, the US was repeatedly subject to bank runs and financial collapses. In a modern economy there really is no alternative to a central bank. Perhaps the reason that the UK became the first center of the Industrial Revolution was because of the stable financial environment provided by the BoE.

For what it's worth, lots of economists think the Fed in engaging in overkill. It turns out that the U.S. had the lowest inflation rate of all the G7 nations foir June. (Japan being the last of the G& nations to report published its figures and theywere at 3.3% vs. U.S. 3.0%.) Also the way the US measures housing costs is different from most other countries. That part of the index should come down quickly, so core inflation should also follow.

Well, this is a civil suit, not a criminal one. At any rate, it looks like he's going to go with a free speech defense. That might work well against public figures, but these two women were definitely not that. And they have a strong case to make that they suffered because of Giuliani's baseless accusations.

Because obstruction and slow walking is what it's all about when any hard evidence is lacking?

You mean Joe Biden allegedly scarring his son would not be damaging? Were these presumably emotional scars created without inflicting emotional damage? How would that work?

Given that anthropogenic climate change denialists are the "usual naysayers", are you claiming that they are garnering the headlines and budgets?

Has covered what topic? I've never seen a report anywhere that says Joe Biden inflicted some sort of damage on his son.

Next, you'll be blaming it on the Rothschilds.

No classical liberal would deny the reality of competition. I am a confirmed believer in free markets. Just not an absolute believer.. There is a problem with free markets, though. It's called "externalities" For example, when companies pollute, who pays for the damages caused by their pollution? In effect, these are what economists call "implicit subsidies". Between implicit subsidies and the other kind... "Globally, fossil fuel subsidies are were $5.9 trillion or 6.8 percent of GDP in 2020 and are expected to increase to 7.4 percent of GDP in 2025 as the share of fuel consumption in emerging markets (where price gaps are generally larger) continues to climb." https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/climate-change/energy-subsidies#:~:text=Back to Top-,Size of Fossil Fuel Subsidies,generally larger) continues to climb.

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More nonsense from you. As has repeatedly been pointed out, it's very rare for the Justice Dept ever to prosecute violations like this. Few Prosecutions For Lying On ATF Gun-Purchase Form https://www.ncja.org/crimeandjusticenews/few-prosecutions-for-lying-on-atf-gun-purchase-form

One thing I would note, though, is that this graph makes no distinctions about the qualifications of the people who are doing the reporting. I think there's a difference between reports coming from Joe & Jane public and those from pilots. It's just recently that the U.S. govt released reports from military pilots. Are other governments being as open? Here's a link from Slate to an interview from: https://slate.com/technology/2021/07/shane-harris-interview-uap-ufo-report.html

No. I'm just calling you on your BS. You claimed you were only asking questions? How would it make sense to ask questions about how ancient megastructures were built in a topic about UFOs unless you were positing a possible connection between the 2? You should note that I have not questioned anywhere in this topic the possible existence of UFO's. You should just openly acknowledge that you're suggesting a possible connection between the 2 and that you can offer no real evidence. Whereas I have offered real evidence.

Clearly, both of you are ignorant of the fact that the Federal Reserve operates independently of the White House. What's more, why do you think the Federal Reserve is raising rates? I won't tax your powers of divination any further so here's the answer: the economy is performing too strong for the Fed's liking with unemployment being near record lows. Curse you, Bidenomics and your too strong economy.

Please. In a topic about UFO's you raised questions about how various ancient megastructures were built. You're not fooling anybody.

Yet, the theories I offer have actual evidence to back them. What actual evidence does your theory have?

"All we have is theories as to how these feats were accomplished." And your explanation is not a theory? One for which there is no actual evidence? From Herodotus: "This pyramid was made like stairs, which some call steps and others, tiers. When this, its first form, was completed, the workmen used short wooden logs as levers to raise the rest of the stones; they heaved up the blocks from the ground onto the first tier of steps; when the stone had been raised, it was set on another lever that stood on the first tier, and the lever again used to lift it from this tier to the next. It may be that there was a new lever on each tier of steps, or perhaps there was only one lever, quite portable, which they carried up to each tier in turn; I leave this uncertain, as both possibilities were mentioned. But this is certain, that the upper part of the pyramid was finished off first, then the next below it, and last of all the base and the lowest part." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_pyramid_construction_techniques There is also text from Diodorus Siculus about the use of earthen ramps cited in the above article. As for how the stones were moved: The generally accepted theory is that the ancient Egyptians dragged the blocks on sledges over causeways made of either slaked lime or tafla (a local clay). The remains of causeways constructed of tafla have been found all over the Giza plateau (Hadingham 1992, p.51). Also, actual sledges at pyramid sites, and reliefs and paintings in tombs and quarries depicting the use of sledges have been discovered (Leper 1990, p. 242). https://www.ling.upenn.edu/~jason2/papers/pyramid.htm#:~:text=The generally accepted theory is,plateau (Hadingham 1992%2C p.

What's the name of these structures "that are so massive they even today they couldn't be replicated"?

Or maybe you should learn the difference between weather and climate.

You really don't get it? Guttfeld was using how some Jews survived Auschwitz to justify saying that some black slaves acquired useful skills while enslaved. So maybe Auschwitz and slavery weren't so terrible after all?

An interesting development in the world of EV battery tech comes to us from ProLogium, a Taiwan-based battery specialist. According to the company, its newest solid-state battery pack ticks all the boxes when it comes to future-proofing batteries: more energy density, faster charging, and of course, improved safety. The secret lies in the battery’s use of a solid-state ceramic electrolyte. https://www.rideapart.com/news/678375/prologium-new-solid-state-ev-battery/

Well, thanks for outing yourself as a Marxist. As for me, being a confirmed believer in the efficacy of free markets, I would project that companies needing a carbon tax would innovate to reduce their carbon emission output in order to keep gain advantage over their competitors and/or to protect themselves out of fear of losing market share to their innovative competitors if they didn't.

I have never heard of inflation being characterized as the result of the breakdown of hypercompetition. Rather, it is far more rationally explained as due to the lack of competition because of lax enforcement of anti-trust laws.

Actually, I just looked at the article and it links to a paper that points out that many countries already impose a carbon tax. Of course the argument you are offering could also be applied to pollution laws,, since the adversely affects some manufacturers more than others.

That economist's comment takes no account of externalities. The fact that the poor are the most adversely affected by pollution and climate change.