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Dishonest Money: Financing the Road to Ruin (Second Edition - 2009)

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My husband and I are lucky to know the author of this book. He happens to be my son. He began warning us to get my husband's retirement money out of the stock market in 2007 and by early 2008 he was no longer recommending that we do so, he was telling us to.

I read an early version of "Dishonest Money" and, trusting the information and warnings, convinced my husband to get his money out. But then our local banker, behind my back, talked my husband into putting the funds back in. This banker said that it was crazy to just leave "so much money sitting idle and earning nothing." To be safe, the banker put all of the money (about $55,000) into a "strong company that has been around forever and is solid as a rock."

By some miracle I found out that this had happened. I had a fit and, long story short, the money was taken back out. About two months later that "solid company" (AIG) evaporated. ...And with it would have gone nearly every penny of my husband's savings.

It is terrible that so many people lost everything because they didn't get the warning that my husband and I got. It is unbelievable that I lived for 60 years without ever understanding what a rotten and dishonest system these crooks have given us. Dishonest Money explains this "system" in terms anyone can understand. If enough of us understand it, we can demand something better. Most important, we can prevent them from ever doing this to us again.

I've been married to the author for over 10 years. If you're afraid this will automatically make my review biased, hold that thought for just a minute. It might make me biased toward him, but it certainly doesn't make me biased toward the topics covered in this book. What I've learned over the past 10 years is that my husband is deeply interested in things that I am not the least bit interested in. Another thing I'm sure of is that it is him, not me, who is odd. I've never met anyone so passionate about learning things that most people couldn't be paid to study.

The "monetary system" is a perfect example. The words themselves (monetary system) make me cringe. "Monetary system" sounds like something I was forced to learn about in college and something I'd forget as soon as possible. How often in normal conversation does somebody say those words? Not very often. But now, I finally know why this is more than a shame - it is dangerous. I finally understand my husband's intense frustration at trying to raise awareness about this and other topics that relate to it. ...I get it.

After reading "Dishonest Money" I feel empowered. I feel like I understand something I was never supposed to understand. I see how our country and the world was deceived into accepting the worst form of money that has ever existed and how this "dishonest money system" gives nearly absolute power to the criminals who created it. I'd recommend this book regardless of who wrote it - I don't believe I would have ever taken the time to "figure this stuff out" on my own. -Exactly how those who are exploiting us would have it.

With Dishonest Money, Joe Plummer has condensed the seemingly long and complex problems of the Federal Reserve into an interesting, easy to understand, and compact book that can be read in just a few hours.
Do you think the financial crisis of September '08 was the first time there were calls for major bailouts? Learn about propping up the Savings and Loan crisis in the 1980's which led to disaster down the road. Think the big, bad CEO's of the private financial sector like Bernie Madoff are the only ones out there cooking the books? Learn about the despicable accounting tactics used by the US government when bailing out Mexico. Think a lack of financial regulation is what caused the financial crisis of '08? Learn how banks, S&L's, and other regulated industries make large campaign contributions and effectively write the regulatory laws. Talk about the foxes guarding the henhouse... Most importantly, learn how whenever the Fed takes actions 'for the good of the public', it's never the taxpayer that benefits, but rather the giants of the financial industry who no doubt have ties to the Fed and its policies.
If you're new and/or skeptical to the problems of the Federal Reserve, Dishonest Money at the very least will make you question whether or not the existence of the Fed is beneficial to you and our economy. Maybe then you'll be warmed up and ready to take on G. Edward Griffin's extensively researched and well cited masterpiece - The Creature from Jekyll Island.

"The who what when where why of the Federal Reserve Bank may be a hot topic today, but to many of us this is not a new topic. Many of us out here know that the system of money that we trust in this country has been crooked since the day it was introduced. We all want to believe that everything is nice and honest with flowers and candy for everyone, but the truth just happens to be that it is not. This can be a complicated subject. Joseph Plummer's book has to be the easiest read on this topic that you can find today. This book is the perfect place to begin if you are someone who still really thinks that The Federal Reserve Bank is "Federal" or that it has any monetary "Reserves"... If you are a bank employee you definitely should read this book. If you read this book and don't agree with its contents, then you need to study further and try to prove it wrong. It can't be done."

What they have done to us has been nothing short then the robing of generations upon generations under the pretext of stability and safety. This usually over complicated system is broken down magnificently and is a must read for EVERY ONE. This book is so relevant to every American and really every citizen of the world that it should be a required text in schools. These mad men will never stop until we bring them to justice, and that will only occur with the gear up of knowledge. Thank you Plummer.

"Dishonest Money" is an excellent research item explaining the nature of the monetary system run by a central bank. In it Plummer shows how that bank (the Federal Reserve as it is called in the US today) creates money that is nothing but debt notes. This variety of money (if it can even be called that) is perpetuating theft and social stratification just by virtue of its existence.

The only weaknesses in the book is the somewhat sensationalist introduction and less than stellar formatting that sometimes makes it difficult to determine what source is being quoted (though upon rereading the section in question I was always able to make that determination). Don't let this disourage it - the key here is that, sensationlism aside, the book is based on facts and records that are public knowledge and that are not, to the best of my knowledge, being challenged by anybody at this point in time.

Great read! Joseph Plummer takes you on tour in the shameless world of the Federal Reserve, the World Bank and the International Monetary Funds. He explains in simple words how they do their financial tricks. He gives insight in their ruineous policies and their criminal oppression of developing countries, and how US-citizens also have to pay for this deception. But the road to ruin doesn't stop there. A new world order threatens. An unelected world government of bankers and intellectuals is well underway to submerge democracies.

This book pays tribute to the decades of excellent research done by G. Edward Griffin. I recommend it for beginners and experts alike.

Rudo de Ruijter
Independent researcher
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Most books on this subject are either riddled with conspiracy theory or ultra dry text book economics. This book is far from either and at readable 200 pages,it's a great travel book . The author does an accurate,concise job of explaining the fraud of the (non govermental) "Federal Reserve" and the corruption it spawns. It also delves into the power elite,exposing how they operate and what their goals maybe.
the book continues on from works of Anthony Sutton and G.Edward Griffin.

the only draw back of the book is it was not available 2 years ago which may have saved more then a few 401Ks :(

I thought it was a good, quick, read. It is basically a condensed and simplified version of Creature from Jekyll Island, and borrows heavily from that book (And the author states this early on). It is not a substitute for G. Edward's book, but rather an introduction. It would be good for people who are not familiar with our banking system, and those who want are shorter explnation (G. Edward's book is quite large).

For anyone who has an inkling that something with our government is amiss, this would be a good starting point. It is written in an easy to understand vocabulary and really takes the time to explain the concepts. It also offers the reader other books to follow up with.

IF you have ANY inkling that something is just not right, you would do well to get this book. But after you are done, I ask you to pass the book on to at least one other person (I passed mine on to a financial advisor!)