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Old 01-02-2009, 01:19 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by BlueHair View Post
If I'm not mistaken, the Fed is a private banking organization, not owned by the government.
The fed is a public-private organization. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fed

Interestingly, FDR had the opportunity to make the Fed a government-only entity but, in a nod to private interests, went with the hybrid.
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