The Myth of Fed Independence
Jun 05, 2025•Ep. 227
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Episode description
Jonathan Newman joins Ryan McMaken to talk about the history behind the myth of "Fed independence." The Fed has never been politically independent of the US government, and it has enthusiastically helped fund the US government both in wartime and in peacetime.
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