@Slyence oh God, what fresh hell have they unleashed on us now?
@Minnewegian independent agencies aren’t independent, except for the fed, which is special for some reason
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They spelled out why the Fed is different, for anyone interested in actually knowing.
In short, the Fed doesn't weld legal power the way, say, the FTC does. There's a big difference between setting an interest rate target and penalizing a company for violating law.
SCOTUS pointed out that this experiment with supposed independence hasn't really worked as the agencies were still functionally dependent, and @Minnewegian they've unleashed the fresh hell of increased accountability for those wielding power over us.
