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6 economists on why Ron Paul’s Fed audit idea is wrong
I asked several economists who are very concerned about Federal Reserve independence what they thought about Rep. Ron Paul's bill to audit the Fed.
End the Fed is Perfectly Sensible
blog.mises.org — Here is my piece on this Ron Paul idea in the Christian Science Monitor: Since it was... introduced in February, Representative Ron Paul's "Audit the Fed" bill (H.R. 1207) has gained 282 congressional cosponsors. If adopted, the bill would allow ... (more) End the Fed is Perfectly Sensible
What the Fed is REALLY Trying to Hide In Fighting an Audit
hf-implode.com — Most people assume that the Fed wants to keep secret the list of banks which received bailout... money. You know, something along the lines of "we gave Goldman Sachs $100 billion". But what the Fed is really struggling to keep hidden is the fact that the entire financial system is based on ... (more) What the Fed is REALLY Trying to Hide In Fighting an Audit
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Marginal Revolution — 1. Twittergraphy, based on the history of the telegraph and message condensation. 2. Dawn of Discovery, a new economics game. 3. Thoughts on the evolution of blogging. 4. Test your grit. 5. Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future -- Chris Mooney's new book -- is now out. 6. Six economists on why we should not audit the Fed.

The Fed Audit bill is about Congress taking over monetary policy
SCSUScholars — In the debate over the Fed audit bill, one question I've had is what it is would be audited that isn't already. So I learned something today from Prof. Michael Woodford of Columbia. ...

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Texas Straight Talk - Audit the Fed, Then End It!
house.gov 5/19/2009 — I have been very pleased with the progress of my legislation, HR 1207, which calls for a complete audit of the Federal Reserve and removes many significant barriers towards transparency of our monetary system. This bill now has nearly 170 cosponsors, ...
Ron Paul On Fed Audit: We Will Not Be Stopped
infowars.com 7/10/2009 — Ron Paul On Fed Audit: We Will Not Be Stopped 090709top Congressman Ron Paul has vowed that he will not be stopped in his effort to audit the Federal Reserve, as he slammed Senate authorities for blocking the bill earlier this week. Appearing on Fox ...
Ron Paul On Fed Audit: We Will Not Be Stopped
hf-implode.com 7/9/2009 — " Congressman Ron Paul has vowed that he will not be stopped in his effort to audit the Federal Reserve, as he slammed Senate authorities for blocking the bill earlier this week."
Ron Paul on MSNBC Morning Meeting discussing Fed Audit 07/22/2009 (video)
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Ron Paul Is Right! We Should Audit the Fed: Tech Ticker, Yahoo! Finance
finance.yahoo.com 7/9/2009 — An amendment based on Congressman Ron Paul’s House bill to audit the Federal Reserves was blocked by the Senate this week on procedural grounds. Speaking on the Senate floor, Republican Senator Jim DeMint and supporter of an audit said, "allowing the ...
Ron Paul Discusses The Gutting Of The "Audit The Fed" Bill
hf-implode.com 29 days ago — "Unfortunately Ron Paul's cause is for now doomed as the Goldman - Fed - Administration power arrow has the adminsitration at its "rightful" place in the bottom. Who is first and second is not even that relevant, although can likely guess the distribution. " Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News , ...
Ron Paul - still fed up with the Fed
hf-implode.com 5/18/2009 — "Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas) penned this commentary at Forbes, continuing in his lonely quest to rid the country of its central bank, to whom the government appears ready to grant broad new powers as the planet's regulator of "systemic risk"."
Mr. Sunshine? Ron Paul Wins Support to Audit Fed Reserve - Political News
foxnews.com 7/1/2009 — All of a sudden, Congress is paying close attention to Ron Paul. The feisty congressman from Texas, whose insurgent "Ron Paul Revolution" presidential campaign rankled Republican leaders last year, now has the GOP House leadership on his side -- ...
Ron Paul: Audit the Fed, Then End It
ritholtz.com 5/19/2009 — I’ll say this much about Ron Paul: He is intellectually consistent in his staunch opposition to the incredible money creation that has been going on at the Federal Reserve. While I cannot imagine anyone managing to disband the Central Bank ...
Ron Paul on Ron Paul
themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com 11/21/2008 — Here's Ron Paul talking about his exchange with Fed chief Ben Bernanke the other day and further below is the original clip of the two. Interesting stuff...