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In reply to the discussion: Harry Reid wisely dumps Ron Paul's ridiculous Audit the Fed bill [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)7. I downloaded it. I hope it puts me under. I get tired of the gotcha's from people about this who
Don't know the business, instead, they just jump to the conclusion at whatever point the data runs before their eyes, or statements are made, that match their own prejudices.
Many of which are being sold to them by Koch and GOP owned media.
They know not what they think...
Many of which are being sold to them by Koch and GOP owned media.
They know not what they think...
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Harry Reid wisely dumps Ron Paul's ridiculous Audit the Fed bill [View all]
banned from Kos
Jul 2012
OP
You're mistaken. But I have learned that trying to explain the Fed to bank griefers
banned from Kos
Jul 2012
#3
Ah the Fed. And only you understand. A private company that has the power to use our treasury to
rhett o rick
Jul 2012
#31
Here is a pdf of their latest audit - if you need a sleeping aid it works well
banned from Kos
Jul 2012
#5
I downloaded it. I hope it puts me under. I get tired of the gotcha's from people about this who
freshwest
Jul 2012
#7
That was from a previous full GAO audit done due Sanders adding text to a bill
PoliticAverse
Jul 2012
#23
Okay, yeah, that was news to me when I read that there. Kinda took the wind outta the sails...
freshwest
Jul 2012
#25
So Bernie referes to the audit as the "First" top to bottom audit of the Federal Reserve....
midnight
Jul 2012
#34
That would bring the foreign aspect into it.. And there goes Romney borrowing money abroad... Making
freshwest
Jul 2012
#24
Sounds good to me. Wonder if his cultists feel betrayed since grandpa decided to not speak in Tampa?
freshwest
Jul 2012
#9
I'll take your word for it. I'd rather move into the business of auditing corporations. nt
Comrade_McKenzie
Jul 2012
#12
If the GAO truly audits the fed annually why would people object to this bill,
PoliticAverse
Jul 2012
#13
By all means - lets not EVER let the public know what they did with taxpayer money
Ruby the Liberal
Jul 2012
#19
Forget about Ron Paul. I asked about Sanders and Grayson. And this bill passed
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#45
Put it this way, I have never met anyone on DU who does not know who Bernie Sanders is
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#54
What are they hiding? The Senate Dems are to close to the big banks to regulate them properly.
limpyhobbler
Jul 2012
#28
Given the maturity and wisdom with which Congress has addressed fiscal and budgetary questions,
Nye Bevan
Jul 2012
#30
So you are saying that no one should oversee the Fed? Bullshit. Just because Ron Paul said
rhett o rick
Jul 2012
#33
The Libertarians are always spewing anti-Semitic paranoid tin-foil BS about the Fed.
Odin2005
Jul 2012
#43
Bernie got his piece of the "audit" in Dodd Frank where they revealed all the
banned from Kos
Jul 2012
#51
'fun posters'. You mean not easily manipulated so more of a challenge, than say,
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#57