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Should the Federal Reserve Bank be audited by Congress?

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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79%
Yes
21%
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69%
Yes
16%
No
7%
Yes, we deserve to know who the bank gives money to
5%
No, in order to stabilize our financial system, it must remain independent of Congressional oversight
3%
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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 @9DK79J3 from Georgia  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but I would prefer to abolish the Federal Reserve Bank and establish a economic system based on the labor of the American people.

 @3RVHJH4from Minnesota  answered…4yrs4Y

The Federal Reserve shouldn't just be audited, they should be kicked out all together. They are unconstitutional.

 @9T64CXP from Georgia  answered…6mos6MO

Yes, but I would prefer to abolish the Federal Reserve Bank and have the currency backed by American labor.

 @jerry9310 from New York  answered…4mos4MO

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

 @9D2WTGK from Georgia  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but I would prefer to abolish the Federal Reserve Bank.

 @96GLZPQ from North Carolina  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but I would prefer to abolish it and establish a banking system that is based on the production and labor of the people.

 @B2CZ7VMfrom Maine  answered…2mos2MO

Yes, although certain transactions may be omitted from the audit if they are deemed vital to national security.

 @9XSVFBW from Oklahoma  answered…4mos4MO

States use gold standard for in-state currency, to help relieve burden on the federal reserve while still using the federal reserve also. This would only be used for items and services within the state.

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