Topic: New Deal

The passage of the Federal Reserve Act on December 23, 1913, is marked as the beginning of a private central banking system that led to the 16th Amendment and permanent income tax. Subsequent events like the New Deal and the Vietnam War are characterized as "raw deals" designed to fleece the public and accumulate over six trillion dollars in debt. This system replaces individual rights with property taxes, heavy regulation, and a massive bureaucracy financed by the debt it creates.

Attorneys address the serious nature of the felony charges facing Joe Gray, which have led to the ongoing law enforcement presence on his land. They propose a trial by a jury of twelve as a potential middle ground between the standard legal system and Gray's common law preferences. Gray links his legal troubles to historical shifts like the 1933 New Deal, which he characterizes as a move toward communism.

The accumulation of over six trillion dollars in national debt is linked to the "New Deal" and various social programs designed to fleece the public. Materialism is described as a package used to strip people of their rights and identity while providing minor comforts to keep them working as "slaves."

A street interview with an NPR listener leads to a debate about individual versus community rights. Jones claims the US Constitution was effectively suspended in 1933 by Franklin Delano Roosevelt via the War and Emergency Powers Act. The interviewee associates constitutional challenges with McCarthyism, while Jones argues that the New Deal marked the beginning of a parallel, collectivist government that superseded individual liberties.

The American economic system is described as a form of slavery driven by unpayable national debt and various forms of taxation, specifically income and property taxes. Davis claims the New Deal under President Roosevelt was designed to create a dependent voting block through social welfare programs, further empowering the ruling elite.