Federal Reserve Ownership
This cluster centers on debates about whether the US Federal Reserve is a private entity owned by banks, independent from the government, or a quasi-public institution, including discussions of its monetary policy operations like lending, bond purchases, and money supply control.
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....from the Federal Reserve...?
That's the treasury's fault not the fed
The FED are the rich people, it's a private entity.
FED is owned by private corporations?..
The Fed giveth, the Fed taketh away.
Kind of like how the Federal Reserve is not independent from the US government?
The Fed is quasi-private so yes you can
You may be confusing USA Congressional fiscal policy with central bank monetary policy. Federal Reserve (private contractor with no federal government employees) could spend more resources on regulating banks instead of bailing out banks via purchases of bank's underperforming debts.
The Fed takes... and the Fed gives as well!
Only if you're a bank. Or the FED.