Crazy Is My Middle Name (Satire)

Gary Christenson –  Two imaginary friends sent this defense of central banking and I pass it on for informational purposes only

Gary’s Satirical Take On Federal Reserve Policy – Enjoy

financialThis defense of our modern financial system has been written in response to accusations that our current system benefits the political and financial elite at the expense of most others. The authors are:

Dr. Benjamin Crazy Bankster, PhD, and

Dr. Ima Crazy Keynesian, PhD


“We have read that “the fix is in” regarding our financial system. Of course this is not true. The following are perfectly normal examples of sanity and intelligence that conclusively demonstrate that our modern banking and financial system is fair, healthy, sensible, stable, and equitable for all. If you don’t fully understand these, it is likely that you are a person of average intelligence who does not comprehend the complexity of our modern system.

A recent partial audit confirmed that the Fed Reserve created at least $16 Trillion from “thin air” to support banks, major corporations, and foreign banks. Who would call this unfair or inappropriate?

Spain can borrow for 10 years at 1.15% interest. Of course!

Ben Bernanke in 2007: “…we believe the effect of the troubles in the subprime sector on the broader housing market will likely be limited.” (Limited to global disaster, massive loss of wealth, market crashes, and untold misery in Europe, the U.S. and Japan, but ‘limited.’) Continue reading