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One of Andrew Jackson's attributes, the so-called father of the Democratic Party, successfully fighting the banksters only lasted as long he was in office.

In the meantime, the Federal Reserve and the rest of the Central Banking system of the world have morphed from a cartel into a cabal of the worst kind. In conjunction with large corporations, the Banksters controlling the politicians (government), and the unknowing majority of the people, making them believe to live in a Democracy.

America is an Oligarchy run by some Plutocrats, who are largely admired by the masses, for their Laissez fair acumen, which is often subsidized by taxpayer's dollars.

Unfortunately, the financial system has passed the point of no return. A close to 30 trillion dollars national debt plus hundreds of trillions more in unfunded government obligations are not rectifiable.

Maybe out of the foreseeable financial collapse a new political party will emerge, with wiser and less greedy individuals who believe in true Democracy.

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Jackson did the right thing when he took a wrecking ball to Nicholas Biddle and his Bank of the United States (BUS). But Jackson was no economic whiz. He didn't know what to build in its place and instead of funding an independent Treasury (something attempted by his more sophisticated successor, Martin Van Buren), he turned US deposits over to the state banks ... called Jackson's "pet banks." He was willing and able to tear it down; but didn't know what to do with it.

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