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lostincalifornia

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5. The credit I would give Powell is his efforts to maintain the independence of that Fed, no matter who was in

Reply to stopdiggin (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 29, 2025, 10:18 AM

Aug 29

charge.

Unfortunately, that is about to be completely dismantled by the miscreant in the white house, with the help of the congressional republicans.

History will not not represent this period in our country in a favorable light I suspect.

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell has 'failed': Nobel Laureate economist slams attempted ouster of Lisa Cook - The Weeknight MSNBC [View all] Rhiannon12866 Aug 29 OP

The real blame goes to the supreme court who have made unitary executive theory the law of the land. lostincalifornia Aug 29 #1

Thanks! I agree completely! Rhiannon12866 Aug 29 #2

Yes. They are giving unchecked, unprecedented power to the executive branch, and that is unforgivable. Of course I lostincalifornia Aug 29 #4

I'd have to say that Jerome Powell is deserving of enormous credit stopdiggin Aug 29 #3

The credit I would give Powell is his efforts to maintain the independence of that Fed, no matter who was in lostincalifornia Aug 29 #5