Four Things Occupy Wall Street Should Know About the Federal Reserve

There are many legitimate reasons to critique the Fed, but the “End the Fed” movement isn’t interested in reform.

1. “Ending the Fed” is a Terrible Idea

2. The Gold Standard is an Awful Idea

3. The Good and Bad of Modest Inflation

4. Don’t End the Fed, Make it Accountable to the Needs of the 99 Percent

Read the whole post at AlterNet, Four Things Occupy Wall Street Should Know About the Federal Reserve by Jake Blumgart

A bit of out of paradigm but generally on the right track.