When Power Becomes Political Theater: The Federal Reserve, Unfair Laws, and the Betrayal of Love

 When Power Becomes a Show: The Fed, Unfair Laws, and the Betrayal of Love

The Federal Reserve was created to stabilize the economy, yet it has become a symbol of entrenched power. Its decisions on interest rates ripple through every household, often with mistakes that punish ordinary people while rewarding financial elites. It acts like a fourth branch of government, unelected yet wielding enormous influence, using outdated models that no longer fit today’s economy. Reform seems impossible, because once a system like this is embedded, it becomes self‑perpetuating. Like a scheme that traps everyone inside, it cannot be abolished without chaos, so it continues, holding America back.

But the Fed is only one example of how government chooses winners and losers. Consider the Roth IRA, which benefits those with extra income to save but leaves the struggling worker untouched. Marriage tax benefits reward couples while single people pay more. Federal subsidies and refunds — whether from tariffs or COVID relief — flow unevenly, helping some industries while others are ignored. Even taxpayer money directed toward abortion funding creates moral outrage, forcing citizens to support something they may oppose. These laws are written as if they are equal, but in reality they are selective, unfair, and divisive.

This is not new. Scripture warns us against favoritism. James 2:1–4 says: “My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing… have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?” The Bible condemns the very thing our politicians practice daily: favoritism, hypocrisy, and self‑interest.

And here lies the frustration. These politicians are heretics in the truest sense — not because they deny God with their lips, but because they deny His command with their actions. Jesus said the greatest commandment after loving God is to “love your neighbor as yourself.” Yet our leaders legislate for themselves, for donors, for reelection campaigns, not for the people they claim to serve. They care only when the spotlight is on them, when ballots are near. The rest of the time, it is a political show, a theater of power where the American people are props, not priorities.

The Fed continues to act like a cartel, Congress continues to write laws that divide, and the people continue to bear the burden. But the higher law remains: love your neighbor, show no favoritism, seek justice, walk humbly with God. When human law fails, divine law calls us back to authenticity. If our leaders will not live it, then it falls to us to embody it — to resist hypocrisy, to care for one another, and to remind the world that true authority is measured not by power, but by fruit: justice, mercy, humility, and love.