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Federal Reserve
Wages Have Risen Due to Minimum Wage Increases and the Fed’s Obama-Era Policies
Low rates of unemployment give workers the bargaining power necessary to secure real wage gains.
The Federal Reserve Was Set Up to Provide Capital to Largest Wall Street Banks
The Fed has paid Wall Street banks to effectively purchase the government's debt.
Let’s Not Wait for the Next Crisis to Nationalize Wall Street Banks
It's time for quantitative easing, but for the people instead of the powerful.
Desperate Central Bankers Grab for More Power
Central bankers are proposing a radical economic reset that would shift yet more power from government to themselves.
Threatening the Chair of the Fed Is No Way to Lower Interest Rates
Neither Trump nor Congress should be directly raising or lowering interest rates.
Why Is the Fed Paying So Much Interest to Banks?
Taxpayers lose $36 billion annually to allow private banks to keep their excess reserves at the Federal Reserve.
Senate Democrats Enabled the Biggest Bank Merger Since the 2008 Crash
The proposed purchase of SunTrust by BB&T would create the sixth-largest bank in the U.S.
The Fed’s “Emergency Measures” Are Becoming the New Normal
The central bank needs to become a public servant.
Trump’s War on the Fed
When higher rates trigger another recession, Trump can point an accusing finger at the central bank, absolving himself.
Amazon’s $15 an Hour Minimum Wage and the Federal Reserve Board
The tight labor market forced Amazon to raise wages to attract the workers it needed to staff its warehouses.