Interesting for the element of resistance but still very risky, as you remain in the confines of the federal gov't. It's like doing your banking at an uptown branch of Citi instead of the downtown branch: you're still banking with Citi.

This does have the potential to eventually cause fragmentation among major nation-states, though. Can you imagine a United States without Texas, a Japan without Shikoku, or a China without Taiwan? Oh, wait...


Wow - thanks for sharing that. I had to watch it twice because I was distracted by Lauren's legs...

It took me almost 2 years to piece together all of the mechanics and potential consequences, and here everything is presented within 20 minutes! There's literally nothing to add.


Don't be coy

The US (bank-owned) government, likely in coordination with a number of other (bank-owned) governments and (bank-owned) international organisations. Banks are, after all, the epitome of concentrated power - with governments as their tools of control and manipulation.