Originally Posted by onwebcam

They have the same role as the Fed only on a World scale. And of course there has been shit regarding them because the loans come with strings attached and they exercise those strings to cause financial chaos if need be. Just like if you don't make your car note it gets repo'ed. That's the whole point in getting everyone under it, control. Now that some have figured it out they are trying to break away. IE the BRIC nations.