How the Nation’s Only State-Owned Bank Became the Envy of Wall Street
— By Josh Harkinson | Fri Mar. 27, 2009 5:33 PM PDT
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The Bank of North Dakota is the only state-owned bank in America—what Republicans might call an idiosyncratic bastion of socialism. It also earned a record profit last year even as its private-sector corollaries lost billions. To be sure, it owes some of its unusual success to North Dakota’s well-insulated economy, which is heavy on agricultural staples and light on housing speculation. But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state politicos from beating a path to chilly Bismarck in search of advice. Could opening state-owned banks across America get us out of the financial crisis? It certainly might help, says Ellen Brown, author of the book, Web of Debt, who writes that the Bank of North Dakota, with its $4 billion under management, has avoided the credit freeze by “creating its own credit, leading the nation in establishing state economic sovereignty.” Mother Jones spoke with the Bank of North Dakota’s president, Eric Hardmeyer.
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An interesting way to attack the FED?
Reenforcing State sovereignty to cut into the FED’s action and fiefdom.
As much as don’t like the gooferment, this seems like a good idea.
Fifty mini feds without the power to inflate or to borrow seems better than one big central bank with enormous powers over fiat currency.
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