[arete]

I would point to the passage of the 16th and 17th ammendments and the establishment of the Federal Reserve, all in 1913, as a landmark year in its demise.

Inflate or die. When you can no longer inflate, you die. That's the FED.

Richard W.

[ThePythonicCow]

Inflate or die.

Yup - well said.

[ThePythonicCow]

Inflate or ...

Speaking of which, Billy_bob_bob's post on another thread:

Green Inflation and Ham,
by B.B.B. Suess.

is a classic - as you noted, he's outdone himself.