# The Hidden History of the Federal Reserve & Central Banking | The Money Masters (1996)

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Published: 2026-05-30T08:40:40+00:00
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See Additional Links, Articles & Videos: https://theofficialurban.substack.com/p/money-masters?r=3kr5wz In this full-length presentation of The Money Masters, we uncover the suppressed history of global finance, including: The Federal Reserve Myth: The Federal Reserve is not actually a part of the U.S. government; it is a privately owned, for-profit corporation that issues money out of nothing. The Real Cause of the Revolution: Benjamin Franklin claimed that the American Revolution was fought primarily because England took away the colonies' ability to issue their own debt-free money (Colonial Scrip), leading to widespread unemployment. Lincoln's Greenbacks: During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln bypassed the 24% to 36% interest rates of international bankers by printing $450 million in debt-free United States Notes, known as "Greenbacks". The Panic of 1907: J.P. Morgan and his associates secretly orchestrated a stock market crash and bank runs to frighten the American public into accepting a centralized banking system. Engineered Depressions: The Great Depression was not an accident; it was a scientifically created wealth-transfer event triggered when the Federal Reserve sharply contracted the money supply by 33%. The Missing Gold: Investigations suggest the U.S. Treasury owns no gold; the reserves at Fort Knox were systematically transferred to the Federal Reserve and international bankers as collateral against the national debt. The Monetary Reform Act: The ultimate solution to inflation and the boom-and-bust cycle is to abolish fractional reserve banking, repeal the Federal Reserve Act, and pay off the national debt with debt-free U.S. Notes. If you found value in this documentary, please hit the LIKE button, leave a COMMENT with your biggest takeaway,…

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