Urban, T. (2023). What’s Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies.
C&C (565-) What was Jesus’ political agenda?
Many have interpreted the Kingdom as a communist utopia, and have seen in Christ a social revolutionist…
…But a conservative can also quote the New Testament to his purpose, [eg] “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.”
Durant writes Jesus aspired to a deeper revolution: To “cleanse” the individual heart of desire, etc… but that his failure to reprove the whole “King of Israel”/political Messiah thing doomed him to a revolutionist’s death.
C&C (527). We’re at ~130AD now, with Rome’s emperors + monarchical rule across the Mediterranean leaving people feeling pretty isolated and open to new faiths.
Link to the full press briefing transcript:
3 minute plunge at 45°
Caesar And Christ (491)
Also: The transition from Fed Funds Rate / scarce reserves being the policy tool that matters to interest paid on reserves.
1. The specific laws that prevent the US govt from doing X or Y with money. For example, the Treasury can’t sell a bond directly to the Fed.
2. The exact mechanics of financing deficit spending with QE. The Treasury sells bonds and the Fed prints bank reserves, but I want to know more about how the reserves purchase the bonds via the commercial banks.
3. Please remove all references to “out of thin air.”
4. A list of the things individuals can do/own vs. a commercial bank (eg I can’t own a bank reserve).