The Stealth Attack on Your Money

On September 16, 2011, in Analysis, by ConsiderLiberty

One of primary reasons for the American Revolution was “taxation without representation”.  This is exactly what it sounds like.  The colonists did not want to be taxed unless they had a say in it, via a representative who could convey their interests to the Crown.  Today, we are in a similar situation.  Our modern taxation [...]

Fed Audit Reveals $16 Trillion in Secret Loans

On July 23, 2011, in Analysis, Opinion, by ConsiderLiberty

On Thursday Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) posted the results of a Government Accountability Office audit of the Federal Reserve on his Congressional website.  The audit was conducted by order of an amendment that Sen. Sanders had added to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act which was passed a year ago this week.  [...]