The Federal Reserve is the central banking system of the US government. The main goal of the bank is to manage the US government’s money supply and stabilize the nation’s banks during panics and recessions. In 2015, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015 which would require the bank’s board of governors to conduct an audit and release it to Congress. An audit would determine if the accounting records the bank makes public are true and give Congress an insight into how the bank is run. Senator…
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Response rates from 10k Laissez-Faire voters.
84% Yes |
16% No |
51% Yes |
9% No |
19% Yes, we deserve to know who the bank gives money to |
6% No, in order to stabilize our financial system, it must remain independent of Congressional oversight |
14% Yes, but I would prefer to abolish it and return to the gold standard |
0% No, they are already audited by an independent agency |
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Unique answers from Laissez-Faire voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9DK79J31yr1Y
Yes, but I would prefer to abolish the Federal Reserve Bank and establish a economic system based on the labor of the American people.
@3RVHJH44yrs4Y
The Federal Reserve shouldn't just be audited, they should be kicked out all together. They are unconstitutional.
@9T64CXP3mos3MO
Yes, but I would prefer to abolish the Federal Reserve Bank and have the currency backed by American labor.
@9D2WTGK1yr1Y
Yes, but I would prefer to abolish the Federal Reserve Bank.
@96GLZPQ2yrs2Y
Yes, but I would prefer to abolish it and establish a banking system that is based on the production and labor of the people.
@B22Y3Q2 3 days3D
No, they're already audited and "audited the fed" only allows congress to make oversight decisions and policy review subject to congressional pressure.
@9ZHLZTJ1mo1MO
The position should vary depending on the bank's perspective on the bank's independence and the need for transfer.
@jerry9310 1mo1MO
Yes, but I would prefer to abolish it and switch to a quad-metal standard based on the average price of silver, gold, platinum, and palladium
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