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To: evandi
I didn’t say that they didn’t announce interest rate targets. I didn’t say that they didn’t release info about purchases and sales and finally choosing when is basically like choosing who because different banks at different times have different needs.

You said, "Nothing about monetary policy or market operations is available"

Rate targets is about monetary policy. Purchase and sale info is about market operations.

Explain in detail how what I said is wrong then.

You said, "Choosing who to buy bonds from based on how that person is related to them"

Are you under the impression that a Primary Dealer that makes a better offer when the FOMC wants to buy bonds will be passed over for a different Primary Dealer, "based on how that person is related to them"?

I guess you don't know how auctions work?

I’m talking about categories of information.

You said, categorically that no info was available. You were obviously wrong.

Just because they purport to give everything that is relevant does not mean that they actually do.

Just because you mistakenly purport they give nothing, doesn't mean you're right.

Once again you put forth the ridiculous notion that a satisfactory method of audit is to ask people nicely for information

Ask nicely? They give everything they are required to give, by an Act of Congress. You should read a book or something. A real one, not a conspiracy screed. I'm making progress, but at this rate, it could be years before you unlearn all your bad info.

184 posted on 09/27/2009 3:19:15 PM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Math is hard. Harder if you're stupid.)
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To: Toddsterpatriot

“You said, “Nothing about monetary policy or market operations is available”

Rate targets is about monetary policy. Purchase and sale info is about market operations.”

Like I said before, I was referring to the parts of monetary policy. And like I said before it is illegal to audit them. I’m talking about categories of monetary policy, not specific bits of information that the fed decides to give us.

” You said, “Choosing who to buy bonds from based on how that person is related to them”

Are you under the impression that a Primary Dealer that makes a better offer when the FOMC wants to buy bonds will be passed over for a different Primary Dealer, “based on how that person is related to them”?

I guess you don’t know how auctions work?”

I already said that when is just like who because when the banks need to sell or buy bonds at different times. There is also how-much. Both of those things can equal who.

“You said, categorically that no info was available. You were obviously wrong.”

For an audit certain categories are unavailable by law. Whether or not bits and pieces or the whole of any particular category is given whenever the fed feels like it is irrelevant.

“Just because you mistakenly purport they give nothing, doesn’t mean you’re right.”

When auditing something you don’t ask them nicely for as much information they like to give. Whether or not they give “something” is irrelevant. If being audited by the IRS every category of information they need has to be available.

“Ask nicely? They give everything they are required to give, by an Act of Congress. You should read a book or something. A real one, not a conspiracy screed. I’m making progress, but at this rate, it could be years before you unlearn all your bad info.”

They don’t give everything that one might want. How many times must I post the number of things they aren’t required to give information about?

Whether or not they decide at any given time to give out tidbits beyond what they are required to do by law is irrelevant because if the information looked bad for them they wouldn’t necessarily release it.


186 posted on 09/27/2009 3:31:56 PM PDT by evandi
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To: Toddsterpatriot

“They give everything they are required to give, by an Act of Congress. You should read a book or something. A real one, not a conspiracy screed. I’m making progress, but at this rate, it could be years before you unlearn all your bad info.”

I’d be interested to know if the misunderstandings are self-taught or if Ron Paul’s book includes these secrecy claims.


193 posted on 09/27/2009 8:19:26 PM PDT by WOSG (OPERATION RESTORE AMERICAN FREEDOM - NOVEMBER, 2010 - DO YOUR PART!)
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