The Creature from Jekyll Island
The quintessential treatise on economics Cussed and discussed by all from notable politicians to academicians to laypersons Do you want to know the truth about money Creature from Jekyll Island will give you the answers to these, and other, questions Where does money come from Where does it go Who makes it The money magicians secrets are unveiled We get a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, their pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money A dry and boring subject Just wait You ll be hooked in five minutes Creature from Jekyll Island Reads like a detective story which it really is But it s all true This book is about the most blatant scam of all history It s all here the cause of wars, boom bust cycles, inflation, depression, prosperity Creature from Jekyll Island is a must read Your world view will definitely change You ll never trust a politician again or a banker. Read The Creature from Jekyll Island By G. Edward Griffin – kino-fada.fr This book is amazing I bought it about 2 years ago before the finacial meltdown, I have never been comfortable with the way our finacial institution is ran I believe a lot of the individuals that are making the laws arecorrupted than those on the streets Anyhow this book really goes into the history of the United States finacial institution it goes step by step of what really goes on in Wall Street, it goes into the banking families,which to this day ar...This is one of the most important books of the 21st centuryI say 21st because it is very now in it s significance and will predict the downfall of our current economic systemboth here at home and worldwideIf you have ever wondered what the Fed actually is or why these guys have the power to manipulate rates to maintain stability in our modern economic arena, you need to read this The most eye opening, fact driven read I have encountered in a long time, Griffin s expose on the Fed n This is one of the most important books of the 21st centuryI say 21st because it is very now ...I actually wanted to like this book It billed itself as reading like a detective story which it really is But it s all true I honestly wanted to find something good and interesting, especially since I m an economics student But I think it s because I m an economics student that I can t like this book After reading the first few chapters, it s obvious the book is a thinly disguised critique of Keynesian economics Their whole definition of inflation was the Monetarist definition of an e I actually wanted to like this book It billed itself as reading like a detective story which it really is But it s all true I honestly wanted to find something good and interesting, especially since I m an economics student But I think it s because I m an economics student that I can t like this book After reading the first few chapters, it s obvious the book is a thinly disguised critique of Keynesian economics Their whole definition of inflation was the Monetarist definition of an excess increase in money supply While I know Classical Monetarist Economists and Keynesian Economists disagree, I wonder why they would go to the extent of hiding this arguement Did they think the reader would accept the arguementeasily if it wasn t phrased in a Classical vs Keynesian arguement I think the book would have been a lot better if it was.More importantly, this book purports to explain the American banking system, while somehow connecting it to the rest of the world e.g UK,...Every single civilization with a fiat money system has ultimately collapsed, claims Griffin Well guess what Every civilization created by people with two arms and two legs has also collapsed eventually The author is just too bug eyed and ranty for my liking Half way through, I felt like I was trapped in a corner with a Pub Bore It s thought provoking, yes But with regards to the current crisis, issues such as the extreme monetary contraction caused by the Great Panic of 2009, or how an Every single civilization with a fiat money system has ultimately collapsed, claims Griffin Well guess what Every civilization created by people with two arms and two legs has also collapsed eventually The author is just too bug eyed and ranty for my liking Half way through, I felt like I was trapped in a corner with a Pub Bore It s thought provoking, yes But with regards to the current crisis, issues such as the extreme monetary contraction caused by the Great Panic of 2009, or how an expansion in the money supply can be offset by the VELOCITY of money ie, you print it, but people just stick it under the mattress are glossed over, because they don t fit Griffin s gold obsessive, the Fed will be the end of us outlook And to be honest with you, I m not sure I beleive that people like Ron Paul whom I admire, don t get me wrong ...This book was given to me by a respected friend who read it several years ago and went out of her way to find me a copy because of its relevance to what is happening in the financial realm now bailouts, massive debt, etc After reading it, I have conflicting opinions Although I am generally very averse to conspiracy theories on any level, I found the premise and information fascinating I still have a healthy skepticism because it is all too possible to dist...I was working at a sub prime mortgage company, and received a call one day from an obviously older gentleman who informed me that he needed funding for a perpetual motion engine He swore a few times after I explained to him that as much as I would like to be his partner, I didn t have much money myself and could only fund home purchases Then he told me to read this book and get a real education I googled it, and read a few chapters that completely hooked me A few days later, I had read the b I was working at a sub prime mortgage company, and received a call one day from an obviou...An excellent and surprisingly readable book that demystifies the workings of the Federal Reserve aimed at those without a background in finance Griffin describes the process of how the Federal Reserve, a private institution designed and beholden to elite financiers, creates money out of nothing This money is then used for debt fueled government spending an...The combination of central banking and fractional reserve lending whereby banks lend up to 10 times as much money as they actually have in real capital assets has been one of the most destructive forces in western civilization Although declared legal and sanctioned by modern governments, it is inherently fraudulent, and it is the means by which banks and government collude to create virtually unlimited piles of money to fund their projects wars, economic development, profitable loans, etc w The combination of central banking and fractional reserve lending whereby banks lend up to 10 times as much money as they actually have in real capital assets has been one of the most destructive forces in western civilization Although declared legal and sanctioned by modern governments, it is inherently fraudulent, and it is the means by which banks and government collude to create virtually unlimited piles of money to fund their projects wars, economic development, profitable loans, etc without raising taxes directly Instead, the citizens pay it all through inflation that insidious, indirect tax that few laymen understand or detect.As one of the back co...I like the readability of this book, considering it could have been a dreary and dull book That being said, I did not like the fact that the author portrayed the creation of the Federal Reserve as a conspiracy theory that will one day ruin the world The author was being a bit intellectually dishonest by adding his sentiments to historical facts one could argue that this book should not really belong in the history section of a bookstore Throughout the book the author gave the impression that I like the readability of this book, cons...There are NOT enough stars for this book Griffin is a genius This is a 600ish page book, written like a mystery novel not even kidding , and I finished it in two weeks It s a MUST READ for everyone If you weren t a conspiracy theorist or labeled as such Those that know the truth tend to receive that label now days before, you WILL be after you finish The Creature from Jekyll Island Learn about the Rothschilds who control the US, and a good chunk of the world , the Federal Reserve, how There are NOT enough stars for this book Griffin is a genius This is a 600ish page ...

- English
- 12 March 2018 G. Edward Griffin
- Paperback
- 608 pages
- 0912986395
- G. Edward Griffin
- The Creature from Jekyll Island