central banking: the end is nigh?

Crazy like a fox. Donald Trump is certainly shaking things up, more than any Western politician in recent history. His ultimate objectives aren't always apparent from the theatrics. But perhaps a degree of camouflage is necessary for a political leader who is deeply counter-cultural (in the new sense of that word; that is to say, who's in opposition to the il-liberal hegemony).
   One area where it's hard to know what he's really aiming at is the Federal Reserve. If his goal is to retain the Fed with all its powers, but have it controlled by politicians, then I'm dubious about whether this will benefit America. But what if he's really trying to float the idea of Fed abolition?
   It's so radical that it would be ludicrous to imagine a member of the US government even thinking about it, if that member weren't President Trump.
   Milton Friedman thought you didn't need central banks. If he was right, then the Fed should be seen as simply part of the elite establishment that restricts our freedom of action but isn't itself subject to democratic control.
   Certainly if any nation is going to take the lead in bringing the era of central banking to an end, it's going to be the USA.
   More about abolishing the Fed in a Reason article by Brian Doherty.