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How The Federal Reserve Is Purposely Attacking Savers

But bungling badly as it does

by Chris Martenson
Chris Martenson’s Peak Prosperity

There’s something we ‘regular’ citizens wrestle with that the elites never seem to: a sense of moral duty.

For example, following the collapse of the housing bubble, many people struggled with mortgages they could no longer afford to pay, fearing the shame of default. Many believed defaulting was wrong somehow; that it was their moral obligation to pay their mortgages, no matter how dire their personal situation. And of course, the mortgages lenders did their utmost to reinforce this perception.

In a perfect world, we would honor our debts and obligations, every one of us. But the world is an imperfect place ,and moral obligation is something that almost never enters into the decision matrix of our society’s richest. Or the banking industry.

For them, the number one (and two, and three…) rule is that whatever is expedient and makes the most money is the right thing to do.

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