The link between the 17th and the Fed is extremely weak.

Everyone seems to always forget that the Fed did not repeal the gold standard in 1913. Nixon did so in 1971 in order to continue the welfare-warfare state.

Silver was pulled in 1965 for the same reason the penny was inverted in 1982. That preceded the removal of the gold standard by half a decade. The pre-1971 silver-clad half dollar was strictly nostalgic as it was the same 1965 law which set the timeline, not the repeal of the gold standard in 1971 (which again was done by Nixon, not the Fed).

However, there is no link whatsoever between the income tax and either of those things. The income tax simply added a means of revenue raising for the federal government which was declared unconstitutional in 1895. This case occurred almost two decades before the 16th Amendment was ratified. How the money for the welfare-warfare state is raised does not matter. In fact, the 16th amendment took a burden away from the states as the federal government could do more on its own.

This “1913″ stuff is complete nonsense and I’m getting tired of repeating the facts again and again on every blog and message board. The gold standard was pulled in 1971, not “1913″. Silver was removed in 1965 due to electronics-driven inflation, not “1913″. The federal income tax was first attempted in 1895, not “1913″.

If we are going to repeal the 17th amendment, we need to avoid this “1913″ stuff if we are going to have any credibility beyond the likes of Alex Jones and George Noory.

I left a comment on the Mises Institute blog, which states this:

What’s great about this video is that inflation is not described merely as an increase in prices due to manipulation of the money supply, but the fact that money has lost its value.

HAVE IT YOUR WAY (R)
Est. 1954

A King cup tells others you enjoy the better
things in life. A refill may be all well and good,
but no thank you, you’ll just take this single,
cup of champions, fill it once and sit down
and enjoy your meal. And if somehow you
still finish and need to refill, well, then
you’re that rare breed who needs two giant
vessels of refreshment. And that means only
one thing. You’re having it your way.

And as always, I filled the cup on the way out. It’s in the fridge right now.

I should start a budget prostitution service called “The Stimulus Group”