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BREAKING: Rand Paul calls for Audit of Fort Knox (America's Gold reserves)
X ^ | Feb 16 | Sen. Rand Paul

Posted on 02/16/2025 10:33:54 AM PST by RandFan

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To: RandFan

I am all in favor of auditing everything but it takes a special kind of stupid to call for an audit that could literally kill the western financial system if not the entire civilization before we have had a chance to complete all the other audits. Rands “Principles” are extraordinarily expensive. Good lord Rand, we are in the best possible place to get what you say you want, give it a minute or you are going to lock in all the fraud for eternity.


41 posted on 02/16/2025 11:31:24 AM PST by 1malumprohibitum (I’m )
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To: RandFan

One thing about Musk, he asked common sense questions, what anyone would ask: Surely it is reviewed at least once a year? It is not, evidently, because that would require accounting entries. And accounting entries make it harder to steal.


42 posted on 02/16/2025 11:32:06 AM PST by odawg
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To: P.O.E.

LOL!


43 posted on 02/16/2025 11:33:03 AM PST by dljordan
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To: RandFan

Audit the

Federal Reserve,
Fort Knox,
Every government department,
Every member of the House and Senate,
Any NGOs that take money from the government.

Did I forget anyone?


44 posted on 02/16/2025 11:35:34 AM PST by Tom Tetroxide (Psalm 146:3 "Do not trust in princes, in the Son of Man, who has no salvation.")
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To: 1malumprohibitum; delta7

That gold belongs to the American people and over 50 years without a “comprehensive” and assayed audit (which delta7 mentioned) is crazy

You got to suspect the rumors are true.


45 posted on 02/16/2025 11:35:48 AM PST by RandFan
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To: Empire_of_Liberty

We had 8,000+ tons of Gold there, not sure where Rand Pauls numbers came from?


46 posted on 02/16/2025 11:39:00 AM PST by captmar-vell
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To: RandFan

I’d be surprised if even half of it is still there.


47 posted on 02/16/2025 11:45:42 AM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: RandFan

Check Bob Menendez’ pockets.


48 posted on 02/16/2025 11:46:21 AM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: RandFan

In 2013 Germany tried to repatriate 300 tons of gold held by the Federal Reserve. It took 3 years for the Federal Reserve to scrape together what they could and Wikipedia tries to co-mingle the American repatriations with the French repatriations so one can’t really tell how short the American ended up. The Germans wanted about 674 tons from the two countries, they ended up with only about 535 tons.

I’m opposed to an audit, however, as I suspect the dollar couldn’t withstand an audit of the gold and of the Federal Reserve.


49 posted on 02/16/2025 11:47:42 AM PST by PAR35
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To: Stosh

OR THE CLINTONS


50 posted on 02/16/2025 11:50:51 AM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: PAR35

I am just trying to figure out what the end game is here—if as we suspect some or all of the gold is gone.

If someone can explain that I am fine with it.


51 posted on 02/16/2025 11:50:54 AM PST by cgbg (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.)
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To: captmar-vell

IT WILL WITH TRUMP & MUSK


52 posted on 02/16/2025 11:51:28 AM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: Openurmind

SAUDI ARABIA


53 posted on 02/16/2025 11:52:14 AM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: RandFan

People get Arkancided for this kind of stuff.


54 posted on 02/16/2025 11:53:06 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: RandFan

I’m all for an audit but we could be opening a Pandora’s Box.


55 posted on 02/16/2025 11:56:38 AM PST by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRobr 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: PAR35

Nice post thanks for that “context”.

Yes I remember them hearing about them taking years to deliver it

Also, I’m reminded of the World Gold Council long-standing campaign where they suggest the price of gold has been suppressed for years from its true value.

Have you heard that one?


56 posted on 02/16/2025 12:03:57 PM PST by RandFan
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To: RandFan

I’ve long taken the position that you don’t own gold (or silver) unless you can touch it. If you own a piece of paper that says you own gold, you own a piece of paper.


57 posted on 02/16/2025 12:06:22 PM PST by PAR35
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To: larrytown

>>Same rumors go around every couple decades, and there’s a big ‘visit’ by some functionary, and it’s still sitting there, doing nothing.

That happened in the mid-1970s. They audited the gold. It was there.

I know. I was there. I moved that gold in 1977.

Jimmy Carter’s Treasury Secretary came through later that year for a photo op with the gold. He stood in one of the vaults we had move the gold into, inventorying it along the way.


58 posted on 02/16/2025 12:31:32 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: RandFan

Take a few gallons of aqua regia with you.


59 posted on 02/16/2025 12:31:58 PM PST by Eli Kopter (Gentle elves set light to lead the Faroes on the starry way from age to age - U. of Faroe Islands)
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To: ridesthemiles

Know what? You might be right...


60 posted on 02/16/2025 12:38:22 PM PST by Openurmind
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