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[–] STARVE_THE_BEAST 21 points 32 points 53 points (+53|-21) ago (edited ago)
Bullshit. Bernie sabotaged the FED audit bill from 5 years ago.
[–] pilot_2 9 points 25 points 34 points (+34|-9) ago (edited ago)
Don't know how many times this has to be disproved. Ron Paul was in office for 16 years and could not get an audit passed. Bernie got the first ever audit passed by compromising to audit just the bailout period. Of course he wants to go further by doing a full audit. That's what he wanted then and that's what he wants now.
[–] STARVE_THE_BEAST 12 points 2 points 14 points (+14|-12) ago (edited ago)
Uh no, he bated and switched it at the 11th hour with an impotent audit that included ZERO provisions to monitor the discount window, interest rates, or foreign contract activities of the Fed, i.e. the entire basis of how it sets monetary policy.
Your spin notwithstanding, Sanders was just another Judas on behalf of banking interests, because he sabotaged a real audit and pushed through the bill they were lobbying for.
[–] Yorn 2 points 15 points 17 points (+17|-2) ago (edited ago)
The only thing we cannot seem to get audited left is proof-of-ownership of foreign gold reserves. Bernie removed that from the audit last time around. :/
[–] sinjinsmythe 0 points 14 points 14 points (+14|-0) ago
This was one of the comments on Starve's link. Anyone care to actually research this before making proclamations?
[–] toobaditworks 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
R O N P A U L
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[–] SrSysEng 1 point 16 points 17 points (+17|-1) ago
I'm not a Bernie fan, but if he can get the audit, I'll take it.
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[–] Rummel 5 points 12 points 17 points (+17|-5) ago
I have a list of other reasons why he isn't getting any news coverage
[–] 9-11 9 points 1 point 10 points (+10|-9) ago
the media and his party have judged him inadequate and moved on. he will never win a general election with a full on socialist platform - i'm not rejecting it just being realistic. but jeez, just imagine bernie winning, he'd have his inauguration in january and putin would be in Prague by february. without the 'crazy' factor of the american president, adversaries start thinking gibmedat.
[–] FriedrichNietzsche 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
Yup, right wingers are duped into going against their self interest
[–] Somali 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
Remember back when audit the fed was ron pauls tagline
[–] Spear1000 3 points 6 points 9 points (+9|-3) ago
Rand Paul did it first
[–] Big_Willy_Wallace 0 points 14 points 14 points (+14|-0) ago
Actually, it was Ron Paul who did it first. Funny how we forget what happened fucking 5 years ago.
[–] SrSysEng 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Then it's on Rand to bring it up on the floor also. I'm all for cooperation when it comes to getting the audit done.
[–] peacegnome 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
Sanders already killed "audit the fed", it is difficult to think that he is actually being sincere this time around. I would love nothing more than to make monetary policy in the US/World transparent, but we'll have to see what happens and not take him at his word.
[–] CatNamedJava ago
Actually deloitte & touche did it first. In fact they did one earlier this year.
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[–] RedditIsPropaganda23 3 points 3 points 6 points (+6|-3) ago (edited ago)
Bernie is trying not to get JFK'd before he can serve the American people.
[–] FriedrichNietzsche 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
"Intelligent" = "educated by YouTube conspiracy videos"
Kek
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[–] CatNamedJava 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That is the point. The fed already releases audited financial statements. So there is no point for another audit. They are just trying to take the independence away from the fed with this audit
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[–] FriedFood100 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Very skeptical of this. If it was one of the Pauls I'd understand.
[–] Germanic_Confederate 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Is that so oh? Why did he not fulfill his obligations to the audit bill from a few years back?