SEPTEMBER 3
2012 – LABOR DAY
The enactment of the
National Emergency Employment Defense (NEED) Act, HR 2990, would create 7
million jobs. The jobs would be to repair our nation's infrastructure. The
national debt would not need to be raised. Taxes would not need to be imposed. Funding
from any other public program would not have to be shifted. Public creation and
circulation of U.S. money is all that would be required. Just as the
colonists did when fighting the British. Just as President Lincoln did
during the 1860. Just as economists proposed under the "Chicago
Plan" during the 1930's to President Roosevelt to move the nation out of
the Great Depression. For more information on the NEED Act, go to
www.monetary.org
SEPTEMBER
6
1943- DEATH
OF RICHARD MCKENNA, FORMER PRESIDENT, MIDLANDS BANK OF ENGLAND
"I am afraid that the ordinary
citizen will not like to be told that the banks can and do create and destroy
money. And they who control the credit
of a nation direct the policy of governments, and hold in the hollow of their
hands the destiny of the people."
(From a 1924 speech)
SEPTEMBER 8
1999 – DEATH OF HERBERT STEIN, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF
PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS
"If something cannot go on forever, it will
stop."
[Sounds like our current debt-based money system – an
unsustainable system which can only continue if more debt is issued, which
happens by banks when they issue loans and purchase treasury bonds, bills and
notes]
SEPTEMBER 9
1828 – BIRTH OF LEO TOLSTOY, RUSSIAN WRITER AND SOCIAL
REFORMER
"Money is a
new form of slavery, and distinguishable from the old simply by the fact that
it is impersonal, there is no human relation between master and slave. "
1890 – BIRTH OF MARRINER S. ECCLES, FORMER
CHAIRMAN AND GOVERNOR OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
"That is
what our money system is. If there were no debts in our money system, there
wouldn't be any money. "
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Why this calendar? Many people have questions about
the root causes of our economic problems. Some questions involve money, banks
and debt. How is money created? Why do banks control its quantity? How has the
money system been used to liberate (not often) and oppress (most often) us? And
how can the money system be “democratized” to rebuild our economy and society,
create jobs and reduce debt?
Our goal is to inform, intrigue and inspire through bite size weekly postings listing important events and quotes from prominent individuals (both past and present) on money, banking and how the money system can help people and the planet. We hope the sharing of bits of buried history will illuminate monetary and banking issues and empower you with others to create real economic and political justice.
This calendar is a project of the Northeast Ohio American Friends Service Committee. Adele Looney, Phyllis Titus, Donna Schall, Leah Davis, Alice Francini and Greg Coleridge helped in its development.
Please forward this to others and encourage them to subscribe. To subscribe/unsubscribe or to comment on any entry, contact monetarycalendar@yahoo.com For more information, visit http://www.afsc.net/economiccrisis.html
Our goal is to inform, intrigue and inspire through bite size weekly postings listing important events and quotes from prominent individuals (both past and present) on money, banking and how the money system can help people and the planet. We hope the sharing of bits of buried history will illuminate monetary and banking issues and empower you with others to create real economic and political justice.
This calendar is a project of the Northeast Ohio American Friends Service Committee. Adele Looney, Phyllis Titus, Donna Schall, Leah Davis, Alice Francini and Greg Coleridge helped in its development.
Please forward this to others and encourage them to subscribe. To subscribe/unsubscribe or to comment on any entry, contact monetarycalendar@yahoo.com For more information, visit http://www.afsc.net/economiccrisis.html
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