“Audit The Fed”

Just in case you've been distracted by wars on women and dudes in camo and bridges and whatnot lately, there's this thing called the Federal Reserve.  And while some say that it's audited each year, it's really not.  There's about as much transparency with it as there is the current administration.

This month, we learned that the Fed’s official balance is about to reach an astounding $4 trillion. To put that into perspective, the balance sheet of the Fed is larger than the fourth largest economy in the world – Germany. Transparency at the Fed would not hurt the Fed, but a complete lack of transparency continues to hurt and cheat the rest of us. At the very least, the American middle class deserves to know what goes on behind the curtain, what decisions are made and how they benefit the Wall Street monied class.

Being secret and reckless with trillions of dollars is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to problems associated with the Fed. The history of the Federal Reserve has also been the history of the devaluation of the dollar. There was a time when the dollar was as good as gold. When the people grew restless or concerned that the government was debasing the currency, the people would simply express their displeasure by exchanging their paper for gold.

Anywho, Rand Paul is asking for an audit of the Fed.  And I think it's about a gazillion slices of awesome.

What do y'all think? 

Because it's ABOUT FREAKING TIME SOMEONE ASKS FOR SOME ACCOUNTABILITY.