You need a mechanism to decide the ratio of currency/population necessary to prevent a deflationary cycle.

You don't 'need' the fed. The country lasted 150 years without one, and shortly (less than 20 years) after its introduction, a deflationary cycle and great depression ensued. The fed preventing a deflationary cycle has been thoroughly and mercilessly disproven.

Either the fed is powerless to stop the economic crisis we've suffered, or they're too incompetent to manage them. Either way it looks like they need dissolved.

The fed couldn’t possibly stop a deflationary cycle when the currency/population ratio was determined by how many atoms of non-oxidizing noble metals happens to be in the earth’s crust.

The federal reserve themselves disagree with you [1].

Also note [2]:

"In 1913, this problem was addressed by the creation of the Federal Reserve System (Fed).33 The Fed was to remedy the situation in a two ways. First, it would provide a means by which banks could borrow in times of stringency to satisfy their customers’ demand for cash. Second, it could create a new form of money, Federal Reserve notes, which could be expanded or contracted in quantity to respond to the need for more cash."

"The creation of the Federal Reserve had little if any effect on the gold standard. The dollar was still defined in terms of gold. Federal Reserve notes were redeemable in lawful money. The Fed not only operated under the gold standard, but was charged with maintaining it, and kept a percentage of gold cover for its notes. Gold still dictated the value of the dollar. "

[1] https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/great-depressio....

[2] https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R41887.pdf

[1] says:

“ Because the international gold standard linked interest rates and monetary policies among participating nations, the Fed’s actions triggered recessions in nations around the globe.”

That’s what I was alluding to, sorry for not being clear :)

> the Fed’s actions triggered recessions in nations around the globe.

>the Fed's actions triggered recessions

I don't think this strengthens the case for justification of the fed.

There's not been a run on banks since the Fed's existence. The country needed a "Fed" - you can only say that they're unneeded because you have not experienced a time when they didn't exist and bank deposits couldn't be secured.

It's like people who ask why they need to be vaccinated for polio now that there's very few cases of it.

>There's not been a run on banks since the Fed's existence.

False, false, and false.

"Despite the creation of the Fed, a wave of bank runs resulted in massive bank failures over the period 1930-1933."

https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R41887.pdf , pg. 9

I wonder about these grand conspiracies. I am on the fence as to whether the world is controlled by a global elite of super geniuses stealing from the unwashed masses. Or whether the people in charge actually are just wildy incompetent. I'd say the evidence supports both.

How is this a "grand conspiracy"?

People are going to manipulate things in their favor as much as they have the power to do so. Oligarchs in America and elsewhere have the most power, and thus do the most manipulating. Also, it's no secret that the vast majority of wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few oligarchs.

As soon as they ever compete against each other, it's the same as none existing at all.

That's the easiest way to dismantle that particular grand conspiracy.

The most pragmatic approach is to understand that they don't rely on voting to get their way. But they absolutely compete for resource appropriation and their special interest. It is better if they act like gods of their particular domain or sector, so they can exert control over just that and not compete. But it also reinforces that they cannot and do not coordinate much together.

They have a whole lot more in common with each other than not. You haven't dismantled anything.

Okay, is your view unfalsifiable? Like is it is possible to be proven wrong at all? What would that entail

I can't tell, are you saying Bilderberg does, or doesn't, represent fuckery?

I’m saying there are so many groups like Bilderberg that its the same as none of them existing

When I was in France, there were people super passionate about being sure I knew about the fraternities that control the world and the supporting conspiracy documentaries with ominous music for 2 hours, except these ones were french ones based in Paris

So are these greater or less than Bilderberg

What about the Trilateral Commission

ALEC

Fuck, the Lizard People

Lying is not the same as incompetent. Also they have to pretend (lie) that they can do something impossible. They are not incompetent. The fed chairs are quite intelligent, but they are not running the show.