The Fed Appoints Three New Drones — Hooray

Posted by Tom Woods on July 19th, 2010 | 4 Comments »

On Bloomberg, Jim Grant is asked how he feels about the three yes-men about to be appointed to the Fed.  Most guests would offer a few empty statements about the great qualifications of our new overlords.  Grant, on the other hand, gives a reply that only a few people in the world would give — namely, what the heck does it matter?  What will change with the addition of these people?  Absolutely nothing, as usual.  So why pretend to care, or that any of it makes any difference?  (Thanks to Bob Murphy.)

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4 Responses to “The Fed Appoints Three New Drones — Hooray”

  1. Chuck Says:

    July 19th, 2010 at 4:09 pm

    I like the look on the interviewer’s face when he says “our fundamental monetary dilemma which is that the US dollar is a faith-based currency with no intrinsic value that is manipulated by the fed.” (2:55) Hilarious!

  2. Alan Says:

    July 19th, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    If only John Maynard Keynes was here. He really new how to get economies out of a recession. See New Deal.

  3. Bruce Koerber Says:

    July 22nd, 2010 at 7:36 am

    http://moneyandethics.blogspot.com/
    Thursday, July 22, 2010

    Financial Analyst Jim Grant Discusses The Federal Reserve “YES” Men and Women.

    Did you notice the eyebrows rise in surprise on the interviewer’s face when Jim Grant said “the US dollar is a faith-based currency with no intrinsic value” at the 2:55 mark?

    Appointing YES men and women to the Federal Reserve Board is very symbolic of the type of audit of the Federal Reserve that the Congress agreed to. Congress is composed of YES men and women, that is except for Congressman Ron Paul, affectionately known as Dr. NO!

  4. Bill Says:

    August 6th, 2010 at 7:20 pm

    I would love to watch the video. Unfortunately, I get the following message instead “This is a private video”.

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