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The Eclipse of Ben Bernanke by Ron Paul
New York Sun ^ | 03/04/2011

Posted on 03/04/2011 6:59:10 AM PST by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 03/04/2011 6:59:13 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Ron Paul might be an anti-semitic muzzie-loving SOB, but he’s good on this issue.


2 posted on 03/04/2011 7:02:50 AM PST by samtheman
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To: SeekAndFind

Good article, well worth reading.


3 posted on 03/04/2011 7:06:26 AM PST by YankeeReb
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To: SeekAndFind

I would be fun if the next GOP president appointed Paul to be the next head of the Fed. Just to watch him take it apart from the inside out.


4 posted on 03/04/2011 7:07:35 AM PST by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: SeekAndFind
“They were fairly obsessed with the dangers of paper money,” Obsessed? They were horrified of it.
5 posted on 03/04/2011 7:07:39 AM PST by crz
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That would be great. But I doubt it would ever happen.


6 posted on 03/04/2011 7:09:09 AM PST by Republic_of_Secession.
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To: SeekAndFind

Take the inflation created since the fed reserve act into account and you can see what our actual debt would be if we were under the gold and silver standard.


7 posted on 03/04/2011 7:10:00 AM PST by crz
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To: SeekAndFind

People have a hard time accepting that Ron Paul is closer to our founder’s than anyone else elected at this time.

Although I don’t agree with everything that Ron Paul says he is an inspiration to what our country was intended to be.


8 posted on 03/04/2011 7:10:00 AM PST by surfer (To err is human, to really foul things up takes a Democrat, don't expect the GOP to have the answer!)
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To: Republic_of_Secession.
That would be great. But I doubt it would ever happen.

Actually it would be an extremely shrewd strategic move by a big "C" Conservative president. It puts the highly organized Paulites firmly in your support group. Ron Paul is put in charge of something where his views are almost completely in line with the conservatives. Yet it gets him out of congress where his libertarian foreign policy is a constant threat to the solidarity of the conservative voting block. After all can you name the last time anyone did a half hour interview with Al Greenspan about our policy in Central America?

And at least the new president wouldn't have to worry about high inflation.
9 posted on 03/04/2011 7:19:06 AM PST by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: SeekAndFind

They want to see what Ron Paul said for the same reason they want to know what’s going on with Charlie Sheen. Everyone loves a train wreck.

The dollar has been more stable under the FED than it ever was under the gold standard. Under the gold standard we had wild swings of inflation and deflation on a year to year basis. Only if you intend to hoard dollars in your mattress for 80 years instead of invest them is the gold standard better than paper money.


10 posted on 03/04/2011 7:21:57 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: SeekAndFind
Oh and remember how Ron Paul wants to audit the Fed?

Independent audits are on the web for everyone to see.

2009 Combined Federal Reserve banks - Independent Auditor Report on Page 3

2009 Federal Reserve Board financial statements - Independent Auditor Statement Page 2

Financial Statements of the Federal Reserve Banks (Combined and Individual banks)

Annual Report - Federal Reserve Board 2010 Budget Review.

There is one component of the board that is not subject to congressional audit. And it was congress who made it that way. That’s the policy decisions. Of course interest rate policy is announced as soon as the Board of Governors meet. Which pretty much just leaves the Open Market Committee meetings.

They’re the ones that stabilize exchange rates, and shore up the system when a part becomes shaky. You don’t want those decisions public while the FED is actually trying to implement the plan, because people like Soros will work against them. But the money is all accounted for.

11 posted on 03/04/2011 7:24:10 AM PST by DannyTN
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Sorry Danny...you are drinking the kool-aid. You have bought the whole Fed story hook line and sinker.

All you have to do is understand who was behind the Fed, why they wanted it created and what happened with those people after the Fed was created.

The Fed has done far more damage to the long-term viability of our free country than it has ever helped. If we ever learn the truth about the Fed it will be plain for all to see just how criminal and corrupt the organization. Why else would you run an organization with absolutely no accountability or audit? Just a semi-legitmized version of organized crime.


12 posted on 03/04/2011 7:26:09 AM PST by surfer (To err is human, to really foul things up takes a Democrat, don't expect the GOP to have the answer!)
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I'm afraid it's you that is drinking the conspiracy koolaid. "All you have to do is understand who was behind the Fed, why they wanted it created and what happened with those people after the Fed was created."

Take a look at how the FED is organized, which directors are elected which are appointed. And the rules on that. How many votes a big bank gets vs a small bank. Who really owns the banks. It's all public information. Go to Finance.yahoo.com, and you can see the major shareholders of any publicly traded company.

When you understand that, you'll understand it's not the monster conspiracy nuts have made it out to be.

"Why else would you run an organization with absolutely no accountability or audit?"

Links to the audits were in the post you replied to. The FED absolutely has accountability and audits. And history shows they've done a good job.

It's in our enemies interest to destroy the Federal Reserve, not ours.

13 posted on 03/04/2011 7:37:25 AM PST by DannyTN
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"... in a poll some months back, was ranked as being neck and neck with President Obama."

Let me fix it....

"... in a poll heavily compromized by the Paulhroids, "one Paulhroid = 10,000 votes" campaign some months back, was ranked as being neck and neck with President Obama. "

14 posted on 03/04/2011 7:37:30 AM PST by lormand (A Government who robs Peter to pay Paul, will always have the support of Paul)
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Dr. Paul asked The Bernanke what was his definition of a dollar.

The Bernanke answered, "My definition of the dollar is what it can buy. Consumers don't want to buy gold. They want to buy food and gasoline and clothes and all the other things that are in the consumer basket."


And The Bernanke still refuses to give a clear, concise and honest answers to THE straight-forward questions, "What is The Bernanke's definition of a US dollar ?" and "Where in all of the Code is the actual measurement stated of one US dollar ?"

15 posted on 03/04/2011 7:45:43 AM PST by pyx (Rule#1.The LEFT lies.Rule#2.See Rule#1. IF THE LEFT CONTROLS THE LANGUAGE, IT CONTROLS THE ARGUMENT.)
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To: DannyTN

The facts do not align with your statements.

You are spewing misleading propoganda.


16 posted on 03/04/2011 7:49:16 AM PST by surfer (To err is human, to really foul things up takes a Democrat, don't expect the GOP to have the answer!)
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A example of a clear, concise and honest answer to Dr. Paul's question from The Bernanke would have been something along the lines of;

One US dollar is equal to 0.00031 troy ounces of gold minted by the US mint to 0.999 percent purity. This measurement can be found on page 1029 in the third paragraph.

17 posted on 03/04/2011 7:52:01 AM PST by pyx (Rule#1.The LEFT lies.Rule#2.See Rule#1. IF THE LEFT CONTROLS THE LANGUAGE, IT CONTROLS THE ARGUMENT.)
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To: surfer
No, It's Ron Paul who is spewing misleading propoganda when he says the Federal Reserve isn't audited. And he's doing it for his own political gain.

I bet you are making that statment and you can't even tell me how the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve are appointed or elected without looking it up.

And I bet you can't tell me about the 3 classes of directors of each Federal Reserve Bank and what the difference between the 3 are without looking it up either.

18 posted on 03/04/2011 7:52:58 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: pyx
"One US dollar is equal to 0.00031 troy ounces"

And nobody cares. Gold is highly manipulative because it's scarce. Why would we want to link our currency to something like that?

China is one of the largest gold producers today. Do you want China to have more say over our currency growth than we do? Then by all means go for the gold standard.

19 posted on 03/04/2011 7:55:28 AM PST by DannyTN
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Bernanke did answer it. It’s the “consumer basket”. It’s not defined in statute, nor does it need to be.

But Bernanke is right. I don’t want to buy gold. And I certainly don’t want gold speculators determining the cost of my food.


20 posted on 03/04/2011 7:58:51 AM PST by DannyTN
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