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He also pointed to institutions and relationships that have accompanied the growth of the World Without the West. Multilateral institutions such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization have begun to compete with traditional multilateral organizations for regional influence. These developments are part of the larger phenomenon of the developing world soft balancing U.S. power.

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Nomads cross the land bridge, Columbus sails the ocean blue
Smallpox, corn, horses, guns; God, gold and glory too
Along comes King James I and the greed VA Co.
They start a town and name it James, saved by tobacco

Plymouth and the Separatists, the rest are all the same
Came for God or money or land, not for all the fame
North with all the Puritans, they didn’t like dissent
Annie H and Robbie Dubs thought twice and out they went

The South grew rice and indigo on fertile, green plantations
The Mid and Southern worshipers were of mixed affiliations
The Great Awakening set Puritan pulpits on fire
Indians refused to budge for white man’s land desires

Self reliance and republicanism, they both were on the rise
As mercantilist King George III made new taxes to excise
Seven years of war with France made British coffers light
Colonies wouldn’t give up representation without a fight

Intolerable, Townsend, Stamp; especially the Tea
Repeal was demanded by the Sons of Liberty
The Boston Massacre led up to Lexington and Concord
The Declaration made King George think colonists were bonkers

Gray old men sat round to form a new Confederation
With France’s help, Cornwallis fell; up went a new nation
No power for the feds made need for a solution
With compromise, the colonies were bound by resolution

Three-fifths, Bill of Rights, and bicameral legislature
Colonies came together to set the government on paper
Washington, Adams, XYZ, the French Revolution
Hamilton and Jefferson debate the Constitution

Louisiana stretches West, Monroe lays down his Doctrine
But impressment boils US blood; the British come a-knockin’
1812 is over fast, slavery is on the rise
the North goes for containment with the Missouri Compromise

The reaper makes the factories grow, religion brings reform
D. Dix and S. B. Anthony add thunder to the storm
Jacksonian democracy sets up the spoils system
The Dawes Act and the Trail of Tears–Indians can’t resist ‘em

Manifest Destiny calls for expansive territory
“54°40′ or fight!”: the battle cry for glory
Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon, and popular sovereignty
Pressures are on the rise with John Brown and Harper’s Ferry

Lincoln versus Davis, the Southern states secede
The Union warns of plans for war, the South refused to heed
The Confederates were y to rely on British aid
But when help didn’t come their troops began to fade

Bull Run, Vicksburg, Gettysburg; the Appomattox end,
The Emancipation frees the slaves, Reconstruction starts to mend
While Johnson calls for union by only 10 percent
Blacks become enfranchised with the 14th Amendment

Freedmen were still suppressed despite Congress’s intentions
The KKK and Jim Crow Laws resisted intervention
Monopolies are on the rise as steel and oil boom
Labor takes the brunt of it–no health or hours or room.

“Speak softly and carry a big stick,” says the Roosevelt Corollary
TR’s Square Deal trust-busting makes corporations wary
Europe spirals downward while America abstains
But German U-Boat bombings make the US take the reins

Wilson’s 14 Points create the peaceful League of Nations
But Congress will not ratify; Allies want reparations
Sex and money, prohibition: hear the 20s roar
Ads and entertainment make Americans want more

Alas! This decadent decade was not made to last
October 19, ‘29 destroys the upper class
Hoovervilles and soup kitchens are signs of the times
While FDR’s New Deal shortens unemployment lines

Unhappiness and fascism thrust Europe into war
Despite Franklin’s neutrality, the US can’t ignore
Cash and carry pulls a match that Pearl Harbor ignites
December 7, ‘41: America stands and fights

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Since the creation of the Federal Reserve, middle and working-class Americans have been victimized by a boom-and-bust monetary policy.
In addition, most Americans have suffered a steadily eroding purchasing power because of the Federal Reserve’s inflationary policies. This represents a real, if hidden, tax imposed on the American people.

Some people think of the Federal Reserve Banks as United States Government institutions. They are private monopolies which prey upon the people of these United States for the benefit of themselves and their foreign customers; foreign and domestic speculators and swindlers; and rich and predatory money lenders.

From the Great Depression, to the stagflation of the seventies, to the burst of the dotcom bubble, to the housing market crisis, every economic downturn suffered by the country over the last 80 years can be traced to Federal Reserve policy. The Fed has followed a consistent policy of flooding the economy with easy money, leading to a misallocation of resources and an artificial “boom” followed by a
recession or depression when the Fed-created bubble bursts.

Though the Federal Reserve policy harms the average American, it benefits those in a position to take advantage of the cycles in monetary policy. The main beneficiaries are those who receive access to artificially inflated money and/or credit before the inflationary effects of the policy impact the entire economy. Federal Reserve policies also benefit big spending politicians who use the inflated currency created by the Fed to hide the true costs of the welfare-warfare state.

It is time for Congress to put the interests of the American people ahead of the special interests and their own appetite for big government.

Abolishing the Federal Reserve will allow Congress to reassert its constitutional authority over monetary policy. The United States Constitution grants to Congress the authority to coin money and regulate the value of the currency. The Constitution does not give Congress the authority to delegate control over monetary policy to a central bank. Furthermore, the Constitution certainly does not empower the federal government to erode the American standard of living via an inflationary monetary policy.

In fact, Congress’ constitutional
mandate regarding monetary policy should only permit currency backed by stable commodities such as silver and gold to be used as legal tender. Therefore, abolishing the Federal Reserve and returning to a constitutional system will enable America to return to the type of monetary system envisioned by our nation’s founders: one where the value of money is consistent because it is tied to a commodity such as gold.
Such a monetary system is the basis of a true free-market economy.

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Since the creation of the Federal Reserve, middle and working-class Americans have been victimized by a boom-and-bust monetary policy.
In addition, most Americans have suffered a steadily eroding purchasing power because of the Federal Reserve’s inflationary policies. This represents a real, if hidden, tax imposed on the American people.

Some people think of the Federal Reserve Banks as United States Government institutions. They are private monopolies which prey upon the people of these United States for the benefit of themselves and their foreign customers; foreign and domestic speculators and swindlers; and rich and predatory money lenders.

From the Great Depression, to the stagflation of the seventies, to the burst of the dotcom bubble, to the housing market crisis, every economic downturn suffered by the country over the last 80 years can be traced to Federal Reserve policy. The Fed has followed a consistent policy of flooding the economy with easy money, leading to a misallocation of resources and an artificial “boom” followed by a
recession or depression when the Fed-created bubble bursts.

Though the Federal Reserve policy harms the average American, it benefits those in a position to take advantage of the cycles in monetary policy. The main beneficiaries are those who receive access to artificially inflated money and/or credit before the inflationary effects of the policy impact the entire economy. Federal Reserve policies also benefit big spending politicians who use the inflated currency created by the Fed to hide the true costs of the welfare-warfare state.

It is time for Congress to put the interests of the American people ahead of the special interests and their own appetite for big government.

Abolishing the Federal Reserve will allow Congress to reassert its constitutional authority over monetary policy. The United States Constitution grants to Congress the authority to coin money and regulate the value of the currency. The Constitution does not give Congress the authority to delegate control over monetary policy to a central bank. Furthermore, the Constitution certainly does not empower the federal government to erode the American standard of living via an inflationary monetary policy.

In fact, Congress’ constitutional
mandate regarding monetary policy should only permit currency backed by stable commodities such as silver and gold to be used as legal tender. Therefore, abolishing the Federal Reserve and returning to a constitutional system will enable America to return to the type of monetary system envisioned by our nation’s founders: one where the value of money is consistent because it is tied to a commodity such as gold.
Such a monetary system is the basis of a true free-market economy.

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Since the creation of the Federal Reserve, middle and working-class Americans have been victimized by a boom-and-bust monetary policy.
In addition, most Americans have suffered a steadily eroding purchasing power because of the Federal Reserve’s inflationary policies. This represents a real, if hidden, tax imposed on the American people.

Some people think of the Federal Reserve Banks as United States Government institutions. They are private monopolies which prey upon the people of these United States for the benefit of themselves and their foreign customers; foreign and domestic speculators and swindlers; and rich and predatory money lenders.

From the Great Depression, to the stagflation of the seventies, to the burst of the dotcom bubble, to the housing market crisis, every economic downturn suffered by the country over the last 80 years can be traced to Federal Reserve policy. The Fed has followed a consistent policy of flooding the economy with easy money, leading to a misallocation of resources and an artificial “boom” followed by a
recession or depression when the Fed-created bubble bursts.

Though the Federal Reserve policy harms the average American, it benefits those in a position to take advantage of the cycles in monetary policy. The main beneficiaries are those who receive access to artificially inflated money and/or credit before the inflationary effects of the policy impact the entire economy. Federal Reserve policies also benefit big spending politicians who use the inflated currency created by the Fed to hide the true costs of the welfare-warfare state.

It is time for Congress to put the interests of the American people ahead of the special interests and their own appetite for big government.

Abolishing the Federal Reserve will allow Congress to reassert its constitutional authority over monetary policy. The United States Constitution grants to Congress the authority to coin money and regulate the value of the currency. The Constitution does not give Congress the authority to delegate control over monetary policy to a central bank. Furthermore, the Constitution certainly does not empower the federal government to erode the American standard of living via an inflationary monetary policy.

In fact, Congress’ constitutional
mandate regarding monetary policy should only permit currency backed by stable commodities such as silver and gold to be used as legal tender. Therefore, abolishing the Federal Reserve and returning to a constitutional system will enable America to return to the type of monetary system envisioned by our nation’s founders: one where the value of money is consistent because it is tied to a commodity such as gold.
Such a monetary system is the basis of a true free-market economy.

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Since the creation of the Federal Reserve, middle and working-class Americans have been victimized by a boom-and-bust monetary policy.
In addition, most Americans have suffered a steadily eroding purchasing power because of the Federal Reserve’s inflationary policies. This represents a real, if hidden, tax imposed on the American people.

Some people think of the Federal Reserve Banks as United States Government institutions. They are private monopolies which prey upon the people of these United States for the benefit of themselves and their foreign customers; foreign and domestic speculators and swindlers; and rich and predatory money lenders.

From the Great Depression, to the stagflation of the seventies, to the burst of the dotcom bubble, to the housing market crisis, every economic downturn suffered by the country over the last 80 years can be traced to Federal Reserve policy. The Fed has followed a consistent policy of flooding the economy with easy money, leading to a misallocation of resources and an artificial “boom” followed by a
recession or depression when the Fed-created bubble bursts.

Though the Federal Reserve policy harms the average American, it benefits those in a position to take advantage of the cycles in monetary policy. The main beneficiaries are those who receive access to artificially inflated money and/or credit before the inflationary effects of the policy impact the entire economy. Federal Reserve policies also benefit big spending politicians who use the inflated currency created by the Fed to hide the true costs of the welfare-warfare state.

It is time for Congress to put the interests of the American people ahead of the special interests and their own appetite for big government.

Abolishing the Federal Reserve will allow Congress to reassert its constitutional authority over monetary policy. The United States Constitution grants to Congress the authority to coin money and regulate the value of the currency. The Constitution does not give Congress the authority to delegate control over monetary policy to a central bank. Furthermore, the Constitution certainly does not empower the federal government to erode the American standard of living via an inflationary monetary policy.

In fact, Congress’ constitutional
mandate regarding monetary policy should only permit currency backed by stable commodities such as silver and gold to be used as legal tender. Therefore, abolishing the Federal Reserve and returning to a constitutional system will enable America to return to the type of monetary system envisioned by our nation’s founders: one where the value of money is consistent because it is tied to a commodity such as gold.
Such a monetary system is the basis of a true free-market economy.

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