Anyone else read: The Creature from Jekyll Island?

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Sounds very interesting. I will give it a read, and thanks for the suggestion

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"A superb analysis deserving serious attention by all Americans. Be prepared for one heck of a journey through time and mind."
Ron Paul

Publisher/Editor, Ron Paul Report

Member, House Banking Committee

"What every American needs to know about central bank power. A gripping adventure into the secret world of the international banking cartel."

Mark Thornton

Asst. Professor of Economics, Auburn Univ.

Coordinator Academic Affairs,
Ludwig von Mises Institute

"A magnificent accomplishment - a train load of heavy history, organized so well and written in such a relaxed and easy style that it captivated me. I hated to put it down."

Dan Smoot

Publisher/Editor, Dan Smoot Report -- Publisher/Editor, Dan Smoot Report

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Information that every American should get, in all levels of their education, so we can put a stop to the
actions of a few that control the U.S. government.

This book highlights the corruption of money, how it is created out of nothing, and how it is used to exploit and take over countries including each and everyone of us in the U.S., through our Government.

We are not a country run by elected officials. We are a country being run by the big banks through our elected officials and we are in serious trouble.

Once begun, you will not be able to put this book down. It is so well done, so captivating, so scary that it will leave you shaking your head wondering how we got to where we are today. And here's the crazy thing. No one, not one single detractor of this book, has been able to dispute the facts presented in its pages. Even the biggest bankers and investors, the modern money men, only smile while knowing, yes, the book is true, but there is nothing any of us can do about it.

It leaves you with the question, "is it too late to stop it?"

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G. Edward Griffin is to be commended for this splendid work. At first glance The Creature from Jekyll Island is a huge book. While this may be daunting to some, once the book is actually started, it flows smoothly and reads quickly. There are so many fascinating tidbits of information here, the reader will not be concerned about the size of the book once he or she is ten pages in. The title refers to the formation of the Federal Reserve System, which occurred at a secret meeting at Jekyll Island, Georgia in 1910. It was at this meeting, as Griffin relates, that the "Money Trust" composed of the richest and most powerful bankers in the world, along with a certain U.S. Senator on their payroll, wrote the proposal to launch the Federal Reserve System (which Griffin calls a banking cartel) to control the financial system so that the bankers will always come out on top, they can never lose and, in the end they control everything. Think about it.

While Griffin starts with this event, he quickly moves into the present day to detail several financial crises that resulted in a quick government intervention at the behest of the bankers from the Fed, who told all who would listen that if the government (read: taxpayers) didn't bail out the banks that had made bad loans, it could cause the entire system to collapse. Massive loan defaults; bank runs, and a major economic depression would manifest this collapse. Griffin shows how time and time again the taxpayer is bilked so that bankers can make billions in profits off of these financial scares. Griffin also shows how the supposed safeguards against these woes, such as the FSLIC and the FDIC, are scams to reassure the average person that their banks are safe. In actuality, these insurances against bank closures are so inadequate that there isn't enough money to even come remotely close to paying off investors in case of a collapse.

The biggest problem in modern banking, according to Griffin, is and always has been the creation of fiat money. Fiat money is money that is "declared" money by the government. It is not backed by anything but promises and deceit. All societies were sound financially when they used gold or silver to back their currency. When the bankers finally got their way and installed our fiat money system, the result was inflation and boom or bust cycles. Griffin gives numerous examples of this, such as repeated failures by American colonies and European states when using fiat money. The purpose of fiat money is so that the government can spend more then they take through taxes.

Without writing reams on this book, it is sufficient to say that this is a must read for anyone who is interested in learning how the money system operates. Griffin gives comprehensive accounts of how the Fed creates money, and how this affects everyday life. I would have to say these sections are better than Murray Rothbard's book, The Case Against the Fed, because Griffin gives himself more room for explanation.

Griffin does believe in the conspiratorial view of history, and he believes that the bankers are working in concert with such groups as the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission to bring about a socialist-world system in which an elite composed of intellectuals and bankers will rule over the entire planet. Griffin even spends a chapter outlining how this system will come about, and the consequent results of this socialist system. These chapters are a bit unsettling, worrisome even, but there is little denying the facts in today's modern world. Readers from both sides of the political spectrum agree - we are moving at breakneck speed towards the point of not return. You will learn much about the economy from this book. It will change the way you see our country and the world.

One last note worthy of mention. The key characters in all of this are so richly presented and described, complete with their histories and motivations, that it is stunning. Their families still exist today and are still in control. But do you know who they are? You will after reading this book.

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Sounds like a great read if you're a redneck republican shithead.

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