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[–] 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.
[–] 0h 1 point 3 points 4 points (+4|-1) ago
http://i.imgur.com/exjh2bN.jpg
[–] markrod420 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
How dare you imply that a raging socialist would be in the pocket of the banks. Oh wait no im sorry huge industry loves socialism because their monopolies become govt mandate.