-Caveat Lector- I agree with the statement of the greatest con being the fractional reserve system of banking! And if any of you good people want to help out please go to http://www.norfed.org/. An excellent site and we need all the help we can get. -----Original Message----- From: Howard R. Davis III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, January 04, 1999 11:41 PM Subject: Re: [CTRL] Read this post. It is about senseless and cruel men and helpless victims > -Caveat Lector- > >ArijJan Verboon wrote: >> >> >> I am wtriting a thesis paper on Milton and need an illustration. What is in >> your opinion the most despicable business transaction that ever took place >> and what is in your opinion the most despicable con that ever took place? >> > > It seems to me that the greatest con of all times has got to be the >fractional reserve system of banking and its evil off-springs: central >banking and the IMF. This has caused and continues to cause more hard >ship then any other con that I can think of. Through this scheme vast >amounts of money have been transferred and continue to be transferred >from producers to parasites. > Some might argue that an even greater scam is the social security >system, but most do not have a great enough understanding of its >ramifications to realize the enormity of its harm. > As for the most despicable business transaction, it is hard to find >anything to compare with government actions as to their ultimate >negative effect. However, there are certainly many transactions which >have had negative effects throughout history. Many believe that the >stock market was purposely crashed in 1929. If this was so, that may be >considered the most dispicable transaction. But even there it would have >had to be a series of transactions. It is hard to really cause a lot of >problems with one transaction, even between major corporations. > >best wishes, Howard Davis > >DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER >========== >CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic >screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters >and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright >frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects >spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL >gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; >be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and >nazi's need not apply. > >Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. >======================================================================== >Archives Available at: >http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html > >http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ >======================================================================== >To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: >SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: >SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Om > DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om