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Rep. Paul planning hearing on Fed foreign lending
Reuters ^ | 2011-04-02 | Mark Felsenthal

Posted on 04/02/2011 5:27:34 PM PDT by rabscuttle385

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Persistent Federal Reserve critic Representative Ron Paul plans to hold a hearing on the U.S. central bank's emergency loans to the branches of non-U.S. banks, his spokeswoman said on Saturday.

"I was surprised and deeply disturbed ... to learn the staggering amount of money that went to foreign banks," Paul said in a statement.

"These lending activities provided no benefit to American taxpayers, the American economy, or even directly to American banks," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: bailout; bailouts; benbernanke; bernanke; bushlegacy; federalreserve; foreign; idiot; isolationist; lunacy; lunatic; ronpaul; thefed; whathaspauldone
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To: taxtruth

Sorry, I forgot to include the sarcasm tag. lol


21 posted on 04/02/2011 8:26:20 PM PDT by randomhero97 ("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
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To: Toddsterpatriot

boy, Toady, can’t thing of anything NEW can you?

What the matter? Your boss has an empty head?
No original thoughts of your own?

You are sooooo boring Toady.


22 posted on 04/02/2011 9:59:01 PM PDT by TruthConquers (Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Libyan Owned bank borrowed 73 times from the FED:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2698129/posts

Read the above link. This is what we and our children will be paying taxes forEVER. It can NEVER be paid back.

Welcome to debt slavery of the central banks.


23 posted on 04/02/2011 10:05:11 PM PDT by TruthConquers (Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
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To: GlockThe Vote

The idea that the FED was planned for and wanted by the ruling Fascist Socialists of this country is scary.

The Dems wanted this and voted for it, not too much unlike the DeathCare the Dems hold onto now.

The Fascist Socialist Communist Pigs of the Demonrat Party are STILL laying the ground work to FORCE America into Communism.

Fed defenders ARE the COMMUNISTS in my book.


24 posted on 04/02/2011 10:09:06 PM PDT by TruthConquers (Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
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To: TruthConquers
This is what we and our children will be paying taxes forEVER.

Ummmm......the Fed created money out of thin air, lent it to banks overnight and it was repaid. They even paid interest on the loans. Which ends up being given to the Treasury. There is no money involved that our children will be repaying forever. In fact this reduces the amount our children will be paying (ever so slightly).

It can NEVER be paid back.

These loans were already paid back.

Welcome to debt slavery of the central banks.

Welcome to TruthConfusions fantasy world.

25 posted on 04/02/2011 10:11:34 PM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Math is hard. Harder if you're stupid.)
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To: Jane Long

Toady is one of the FED defenders who think that they can and have done NO wrong.

He claims he is not a shill. I don’t believe him.
A paid shill wouldn’t admit to it anyway.

And that book is a good read, a real eye opener.


26 posted on 04/02/2011 10:12:31 PM PDT by TruthConquers (Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
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To: Toddsterpatriot

No, Toady, welcome to the web of lies that to keep people enslaved into an unpayable debt, an unsustainable debt, for them and their children.

Pukeface Toady.


27 posted on 04/02/2011 10:14:43 PM PDT by TruthConquers (Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
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To: TruthConquers

28 posted on 04/02/2011 10:17:57 PM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Math is hard. Harder if you're stupid.)
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To: Toddsterpatriot; Admin Moderator; darkwing104
Can we ban this troll (Toddsterpatriot) already?

Thanks.
29 posted on 04/02/2011 10:48:21 PM PDT by Minus_The_Bear
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To: rabscuttle385

It is becoming crystal clear that in order to regain control of our country we need to ban all Ivy League graduates from government and financial positions. And we used to think the inner city was the breeding ground for criminals! Rank amateurs compared to these arrogant b@stards.


30 posted on 04/02/2011 11:13:53 PM PDT by Cyman
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To: rabscuttle385

Hearings are for obtaining votes.

Do something Paul.

What has he done to stop the fed?

Which law can he point to on the books that helps us get rid of the fed?

Just Do it!


31 posted on 04/03/2011 12:03:58 AM PDT by NoLibZone (Impeach Obama & try him for treason / Homosexuals reject diversity / Unions finally caught for theft)
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To: Minus_The_Bear

32 posted on 04/03/2011 6:46:27 AM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Math is hard. Harder if you're stupid.)
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To: Toddsterpatriot
And for another view of the Fed....

The Origins of the Federal Reserve

And some additional reading....

The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve , by G. Edward Griffin

Sunlight is the best disinfectant :)

33 posted on 04/03/2011 6:51:37 AM PDT by mewzilla (Were members of both political parties in on the Lockerbie bomber deal?)
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To: mewzilla
And on a related note....

Bank freed from US sanctions despite Libya's major stake

34 posted on 04/03/2011 6:54:07 AM PDT by mewzilla (Were members of both political parties in on the Lockerbie bomber deal?)
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To: mewzilla
And some additional reading....

Thanks, Ed is funny.

Sunlight is the best disinfectant :)

Laughter is the best medicine.

35 posted on 04/03/2011 6:57:03 AM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Math is hard. Harder if you're stupid.)
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To: mewzilla
Op-Ed: Yuck — What the Federal Reserve did with all that money

Bernie Sanders' 3/31 Letter to Bernanke and Geithner

36 posted on 04/03/2011 7:01:12 AM PDT by mewzilla (Were members of both political parties in on the Lockerbie bomber deal?)
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To: mewzilla
Wells Fargo Jet Makes Mystery Flight Into Libya

From the Iranian gov't press....

Mystery US jet enters Libya prior to UN vote on no-fly zone

37 posted on 04/03/2011 7:08:05 AM PDT by mewzilla (Were members of both political parties in on the Lockerbie bomber deal?)
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To: Captain Kirk
It isn’t exactly a private company since the president appoints board members. It is better described a fascist-type government/corporate hybrid.

The Fed is something like FRE and FNM - corporate/government hybrids where decisions are made outside the purview of the electorate that result in privatized gains for a few and socialized losses for all taxpayers. The Fed is far worse as their actions destroy the dollar and it is all kept secret (except for insiders). You think the decisions they make aren't discussed and cleared beforehand through the for profit banks like Goldman? The entire system is corrupt and we're the saps.

38 posted on 04/03/2011 7:14:54 AM PDT by apoliticalone (Conservatism is about putting the USA first, not international bankers and corporations)
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To: Cyman

There is commonality in the demographics of these thieves and decision makers and very few haven’t been indoctrinated by the California or NYC NE Ivy League culture. They do not represent the culture and general demographics of the USA, especially rural and the mid west.


39 posted on 04/03/2011 7:20:02 AM PDT by apoliticalone (Conservatism is about putting the USA first, not international bankers and corporations)
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To: Captain Kirk

Of course the FED is fascist. It was the fascist Dems who passed it into being in 1913. Fascism was cool, then.

Not unlike the fascist Dems passing DeathCare.
That is fascist too. Deciding who lives and dies.

The FED defenders, in my book, are defending fascism.


40 posted on 04/03/2011 7:26:08 AM PDT by TruthConquers (Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
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