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Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?

 
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Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
Riddle:

A U.S. citizen who worked hard for 15 years or 20 years full time and worked simply to save, say, $100,000 in short term and long term U.S. treasuries for a modest retirement. This might be a money market account or some other funds that invests the money in U.S. Treasuries.

Then, this citizen takes a hard look at the Federal Reserve, which is actually a consortium of privately owned banks.

When the Federal Reserve needs more money, they call the U.S. treasury and order them to engrave $85 billion this month in U.S. dollars, or print them digitally. They then turn around and with this $85 billion they buy U.S. Treasuries and sit on them. They do this until they have accumulated $2 trillion in U.S. treasuries, which is on the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet right now.

Riddle: How much more work did the owners of the Federal Reserve bank do to earn their $2 trillion, than the private U.S. citizen did to earn $100,000 of these risk free notes?
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Re: Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
Hint: This is a tricky one! I have asked several PhD's in Economics this very question and they were dumbfounded.

There is only one correct answer!
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Re: Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
If this is true we could pay off the national debt in no time. Why don't we ?another do
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Re: Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
Answer: zero work
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If this is true we could pay off the national debt in no time. Why don't we ?another do
 Quoting: brassbat


Well, no. The U.S. National Debt now stands at $16.928 Trillion. The $2 Trillion of debt owed to the privately owned Federal Reserve banks are a part of that. They are privately owned (more than 50% share is overseas owned). Believe me, they will want their money repaid. But this is sidetracking us from the riddle.pigchef
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Re: Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
How did they steal $9 trillion and only one guy confronted them on it?


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Re: Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
Answer: zero work
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Winner AC 164! (I had a feeling it would take a foreigner to get it)

Congratulations!
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Pssst: they create it out of nothing, but insist that it must be paid back with interest or you're a thief.

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Re: Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
AC's answer of "zero work" isn't a valid answer to the question posed.

How much more work did the owners of the Federal Reserve bank do to earn their $2 trillion, than the private U.S. citizen did to earn $100,000 of these risk free notes?
 Quoting: OP


1. In the context of the question beginning with "How much more work..."
The response "zero work" is improper.

2. You did not define "work", thus the question cannot be accurately answered.
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Re: Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
AC's answer of "zero work" isn't a valid answer to the question posed.

How much more work did the owners of the Federal Reserve bank do to earn their $2 trillion, than the private U.S. citizen did to earn $100,000 of these risk free notes?
 Quoting: OP


1. In the context of the question beginning with "How much more work..."
The response "zero work" is improper.

2. You did not define "work", thus the question cannot be accurately answered.
 Quoting: higherconscience


The correct answer is "none." Zero is the equivalent of "none."

So if this was Jeopardy, I guess he/she would have won it based on that answer. Assuming it was articulated in the form of a question.

Sheesh! The lengths you have to go to please some people!
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Re: Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
AC's answer of "zero work" isn't a valid answer to the question posed.

How much more work did the owners of the Federal Reserve bank do to earn their $2 trillion, than the private U.S. citizen did to earn $100,000 of these risk free notes?
 Quoting: OP


1. In the context of the question beginning with "How much more work..."
The response "zero work" is improper.

2. You did not define "work", thus the question cannot be accurately answered.
 Quoting: higherconscience


The correct answer is "none." Zero is the equivalent of "none."

So if this was Jeopardy, I guess he/she would have won it based on that answer. Assuming it was articulated in the form of a question.

Sheesh! The lengths you have to go to please some people!
 Quoting: Riddler 46325389


Invalid.

You still have not defined "work".

Without a proper definition of "work" you cannot expect anyone to compare one person's input to another's (or collective).

Until you have defined the word, I shall claim the title of Winner in this thread.

Give me a delicious chocolate chip cookie, please. Soft but not too soft. Slightly warm, preferably.
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All banks, corporations and governments (themselves corporations) were foreclosed upon late last year:

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Re: Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
AC's answer of "zero work" isn't a valid answer to the question posed.

How much more work did the owners of the Federal Reserve bank do to earn their $2 trillion, than the private U.S. citizen did to earn $100,000 of these risk free notes?
 Quoting: OP


1. In the context of the question beginning with "How much more work..."
The response "zero work" is improper.

2. You did not define "work", thus the question cannot be accurately answered.
 Quoting: higherconscience


The correct answer is "none." Zero is the equivalent of "none."

So if this was Jeopardy, I guess he/she would have won it based on that answer. Assuming it was articulated in the form of a question.

Sheesh! The lengths you have to go to please some people!
 Quoting: Riddler 46325389


Invalid.

You still have not defined "work".

Without a proper definition of "work" you cannot expect anyone to compare one person's input to another's (or collective).

Until you have defined the word, I shall claim the title of Winner in this thread.

Give me a delicious chocolate chip cookie, please. Soft but not too soft. Slightly warm, preferably.
 Quoting: higherconscience


No, you didn't win a cookie. You tell me the work they did to earn it, and maybe you win a cookie. Is it counting all that pilfered lucre day after easy day by the outdoor pool, while your servant brings you cocktails and you talk on the cell phone to a few other important international bankers? Checking the monthly bank statements to make sure it is all still there. Ha! Such work, we could all envy.
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Re: Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
AC's answer of "zero work" isn't a valid answer to the question posed.

...


1. In the context of the question beginning with "How much more work..."
The response "zero work" is improper.

2. You did not define "work", thus the question cannot be accurately answered.
 Quoting: higherconscience


The correct answer is "none." Zero is the equivalent of "none."

So if this was Jeopardy, I guess he/she would have won it based on that answer. Assuming it was articulated in the form of a question.

Sheesh! The lengths you have to go to please some people!
 Quoting: Riddler 46325389


Invalid.

You still have not defined "work".

Without a proper definition of "work" you cannot expect anyone to compare one person's input to another's (or collective).

Until you have defined the word, I shall claim the title of Winner in this thread.

Give me a delicious chocolate chip cookie, please. Soft but not too soft. Slightly warm, preferably.
 Quoting: higherconscience


No, you didn't win a cookie. You tell me the work they did to earn it, and maybe you win a cookie. Is it counting all that pilfered lucre day after easy day by the outdoor pool, while your servant brings you cocktails and you talk on the cell phone to a few other important international bankers? Checking the monthly bank statements to make sure it is all still there. Ha! Such work, we could all envy.
 Quoting: Riddler 46325389


FRB is made up of cock gobblers who like little boys and fucking America in the ass.

Where's my goddamn cookie?
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Re: Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
Pssst: they create it out of nothing, but insist that it must be paid back with interest or you're a thief.

[link to www.webofdebt.com]
 Quoting: Instant Karma



Shows how stupid the Government is to agree to such.
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The correct answer is "none." Zero is the equivalent of "none."

So if this was Jeopardy, I guess he/she would have won it based on that answer. Assuming it was articulated in the form of a question.

Sheesh! The lengths you have to go to please some people!
 Quoting: Riddler 46325389


Invalid.

You still have not defined "work".

Without a proper definition of "work" you cannot expect anyone to compare one person's input to another's (or collective).

Until you have defined the word, I shall claim the title of Winner in this thread.

Give me a delicious chocolate chip cookie, please. Soft but not too soft. Slightly warm, preferably.
 Quoting: higherconscience


No, you didn't win a cookie. You tell me the work they did to earn it, and maybe you win a cookie. Is it counting all that pilfered lucre day after easy day by the outdoor pool, while your servant brings you cocktails and you talk on the cell phone to a few other important international bankers? Checking the monthly bank statements to make sure it is all still there. Ha! Such work, we could all envy.
 Quoting: Riddler 46325389


FRB is made up of cock gobblers who like little boys and fucking America in the ass.

Where's my goddamn cookie?
 Quoting: higherconscience


Well, yes, but my Canadian friend was the winner - truth be said. Sorry, bud.
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Re: Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
Pssst: they create it out of nothing, but insist that it must be paid back with interest or you're a thief.

[link to www.webofdebt.com]
 Quoting: Instant Karma



Shows how stupid the Government is to agree to such.
clappa
 Quoting: pool


The question becomes, will we agree to pay this extra debt the private Federal Reserve accumulated? Will we be that stupid? China yes. Federal Reserve private banks? Time will tell.
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Re: Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
Pssst: they create it out of nothing, but insist that it must be paid back with interest or you're a thief.

[link to www.webofdebt.com]
 Quoting: Instant Karma



Shows how stupid the Government is to agree to such.
clappa
 Quoting: pool


It's not just the interest. The Treasury owes the principle to the FR as well.

That same principle could have been created as debt-free dollars and owed to no one. That's the scam that the FR has been running since 1913.
Dollar Deception: How Banks Secretly Create Money:
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Re: Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
Riddle:

A U.S. citizen who worked hard for 15 years or 20 years full time and worked simply to save, say, $100,000 in short term and long term U.S. treasuries for a modest retirement. This might be a money market account or some other funds that invests the money in U.S. Treasuries.

Then, this citizen takes a hard look at the Federal Reserve, which is actually a consortium of privately owned banks.

When the Federal Reserve needs more money, they call the U.S. treasury and order them to engrave $85 billion this month in U.S. dollars, or print them digitally. They then turn around and with this $85 billion they buy U.S. Treasuries and sit on them. They do this until they have accumulated $2 trillion in U.S. treasuries, which is on the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet right now.

Riddle: How much more work did the owners of the Federal Reserve bank do to earn their $2 trillion, than the private U.S. citizen did to earn $100,000 of these risk free notes?
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Watch your back, Bernanke. Instant karma's gonna get you!
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Re: Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
They get paid .06 cents for every dollar they print. How many have they printed since this all began ?
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Re: Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
So - now that we know the answer to this riddle, who is it that has accumulated $2 trillion in T-bills for no consideration on their end? Who does this stash of T-Bills belong to? Who actually owns the Federal Reserve Bank? Why don't those owners have to earn the money, while we have to slave away and save each dollar we can?

Apparently, Congress tried to find out who really owns the Fed in 1976. They got some answers but not all. And I believe the ownership could have changed a little in 30+ years. Who gets all this free money?

We aren't allowed to know. It's either national security card or some other obscure secrecy clause.

Does this make any sense to you? I mean, we suspect who owns it (probably the rich banking families that in London and Berlin), but we don't really know. We mostly know.

Ron Paul wanted an audit of the Fed, and he got screwed by the MSM on his presidential bid with no coverage and ignoring his wins at the straw polls. So the MSM is carrying water for them, obviously. But we need more answers.
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Re: Federal Reserve Riddle: How did they earn $2 trillion?
If Ron Paul had gotten a true audit of the Fed, the actual ownership of the Federal Reserve would be public knowledge by now. I believe if that knowledge was public, it would start a firestorm of debate in this country. Too bad that RP was shut down. It's too bad more people didn't get behind the effort to get even this little crumb of transparency from our government.





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