TIPS FOR TECH JOBS LET’S GET STUDENTS “LIFE IN TRAVELLING FOR KINKY ABROAD2 GRADS3 HELL”5 AGAIN6 : Sept. 5 - Sept. 18, 2006 Newspaper for the University of Houston-Downtown Fall Volume 37 Issue 2 SD t uateline d e n t - R u n s iD n cowntown e v o l u m e o n e No Taxation CURRENT EXHIBITION Joan Wich & Company (without an explanation) Gallery The Things I See the money also make the rules,” A Documentary said Russo. Preview of Russo explains in an September 8 - October interview with the Conscious 14, 2006 America: Freedom Media Network that, while many to Fascism people believe the Federal Reserve Reception for the is a governmental institution Artist necessary for the survival of the Friday, September 8 By Tayvis Dunnahoe U.S. economy, the Fed actually 6 - 8 pm Staff Writer exists as a central bank much like what was prescribed in the 4411 Montrose Blvd. Communist Manifesto. In nearly What do politics, war, a century of control, the Federal economics, and legislation have Reserve, in conjunction with large in common? In 2006, these corporations, have successfully events develop rapidly and often geared an economy where average FLOYD NEWSUM, UHD ARTS AND HUMANITIES PROF. under the radar of mainstream citizens are laden with debt, overly media. The feeling that the world taxed, and sustain themselves is developing a new personality with a currency that is virtually that is somewhat augmented by worthless without its historically same year was passed in an effort unconstitutional.” He goes further and political status within the technology, political control, intended gold-backing. to alleviate the cost of interest to assert that no law exists that United States. Essentially, and the specter of diminishing Russo adds that this fi ght on these loans from the Federal requires one to fi le a 1040. While Americans live in a society resources is felt by millions. was not new in 1913. He explains Reserve. this claim is hard to believe, his where consumerism and debt is A new documentary, directed that throughout the history of Prior to the development of documentary does provide some heavily encouraged while laws by Aaron Russo, is currently the United States many leaders, the Federal Reserve Act and the 16th credibility. are manufactured in conjunction raising questions about such such as Thomas Jefferson, James Amendment, Congress attempted with private banks to make this developments and attempting Madison, as well as Andrew to institute a tax on labor in 1894. Aside from the historical same debt virtually inescapable. to formulate a common goal by Jackson, have fought against the According to the U.S. Treasury’s nature of this fi lm, it revolves For Russo, this represents a which these rapid changes may be development of a central bank to Website (www.treasury.gov) the heavily on the current economical totalitarian society that operates stifl ed. control the nation’s currency. U.S. Supreme Court found that See AMERICA on page 7 In America: Freedom to The primary theme to the tax was unconstitutional the Fascism, Russo draws attention to Russo’s documentary focuses on very next year because it was not what he is calling “the two great the passing of the Federal Reserve directly apportioned among the frauds of 1913.” Russo claims that Act in 1913. What began as the states equally as required by the he is attempting to “wake America Aldrich Plan, named for the Senate Constitution. up” by exposing the little known Republican leader Nelson Aldrich A tax on labor would not truth behind the creation of the and current head of the National appear again until 1913 with the Federal Reserve and the origins of Monetary Fund (1910) eventually passing of the 16th Amendment. national income tax. According became the Federal Reserve Act Russo documents that even after to Russo, most Americans are not after Woodrow Wilson provided this new law took effect the aware that the Federal Reserve his support for the plan. It was tax on labor was again found is a private corporation that, in touted at a government-owned unconstitutional and was stopped 1913, accomplished a major coup central bank and was given the for a period of three years. over the American economy by concession to produce currency From the time that the tax was convincing congress to award for the Federal Government that, resumed in 1917, “there have them the concession to print and in turn, would be supplied through been at least eight cases brought control the fl ow of currency in the private loans. Russo claims that before the Supreme Court where United States. “Those who make the 16th Amendment, ratifi ed that a tax on one’s labor was declared S t u d e n t - R u n s i n c e v o l u m e o n e Sept.5 - Sept. 18, 2006 student info wallets and purses, glasses (but tickets? 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