The Power of the Fed:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/the-power-of-the-fed/

Throughout this film, references and comparisons are made with the 2007-2008 mortgage and financial crisis, which led to the Great Recession (Dec 2007 - June 2009), and the response of the Fed to prevent our economy from entering a Great Depression. More than a decade later, the role of the Fed is still at the center of this film, while we experience the economic recovery from the pandemic induced recession, with inflationary pressures building up and unemployment rates declining across the nation.

Q1. How are we, as citizens, affecting the economy with our behavior? Is the use of stimulus checks to buy stocks, as shown in the film, helping the real economy (min 45:54)?

Q2. Last, comment on how wealth and inequality in the U.S. have changed since the start of the pandemic, as discussed in the film (min 45), and/or by other sources, and to what extent the Fed might be driving wealth inequality.