Federal Reserve money printing and artificially low interest rates primarily benefit wealthy investors and financial institutions while eroding purchasing power for the middle class and poor

"Higher interest rates can keep a lid on inflation, but they also slow the economy and hurt prices for all kinds of investments. And worries are rising that the Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world may have to raise rates to rein in the effects of expensive oil."

"When the Federal Reserve prints trillions of dollars to buy bonds and other assets, that new money does not rain down evenly. It first flows to banks, financial institutions and the largest investors. These are the very people who already own the lion's share of stocks and bonds."