a governmental agency that is free from political control, i.e. the federal reserve I'm not sure how much it affects the argument, but the Fed is not a governm

a governmental agency that is free from political control, i.e. the federal reserve I'm not sure how much it affects the argument, but the Fed is not a governmental agency. It's a stand-alone corporation whose officers are appointed by the government. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_System