Where All The Money Went: GAO Audits The FED

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The U.S. Federal Reserve gave out $16.1 trillion in emergency loans to U.S. and foreign financial institutions between Dec. 1, 2007 and July 21, 2010, according to figures produced by the government's first-ever audit of the central bank.

Last year, the gross domestic product of the entire U.S. economy was $14.5 trillion.
Of the $16.1 trillion loaned out, $3.08 trillion went to financial institutions in the U.K., Germany, Switzerland, France and Belgium, the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) analysis shows.

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We have to give up the middle class, education, social security, medicare, a vibrant economy, the green building revolution so we can bail out banksters that gambled against us with our own money?  It would seem so.

Thom Hartmann had a great idea today.  He said since congress gives the treasury the power to coin money, the treasury should just mint 3 platinum coins worth 1 trillion dollars each.  They then deposit these 3 trillion dollar coins with the fed.  We now don't have to raise the debt ceiling.  Also we don't owe interest on the 3 trillion since we didn't borrow it from the banksters.