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The Inflation Reality and the Attack on Wages

Arthur MacEwan Dollars and Sense
Inflation has been slowing but mainstream news reports that it is still high, and the Fed continues to talk about "high wages," and is raising interest rates to slow the economy and stop wage growth.

The Citadel Is Breached: Congress Taps the Fed for Infrastructure Funding

Ellen Brown Huffington Post, The Blog
In a landmark infrastructure bill passed in December, Congress finally penetrated the Fed's "independence" by tapping its reserves and bank dividends for infrastructure funding. The bill was a start. But some experts, including Congressional candidate Tim Canova, say Congress should go further and authorize funds to be issued for infrastructure directly.
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