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==Criticism==

==Criticism==

[[Libertarian]]s, such as [[Ron Paul]], and many conservatives want to abolish the Federal Reserve. For 30 years Ron Paul has called for the secretive Federal Reserve bank to be audited.<ref>[http://www.ronpaul.com/congress/legislation/111th-congress-200910/audit-the-federal-reserve-hr-1207/ Audit the Federal Reserve]</ref> Ron Paul's website declares "Since the Fed’s creation in 1913 the dollar has lost more than 96% of its value, and by recklessly inflating the money supply the Fed continues to distort interest rates and intentionally erodes the value of the dollar."<ref>[http://www.ronpaul.com/congress/legislation/111th-congress-200910/audit-the-federal-reserve-hr-1207/ Audit the Federal Reserve]</ref>

[[Libertarian]]s, such as [[Ron Paul]], and many conservatives want to abolish the Federal Reserve. For 30 years Ron Paul has called for the secretive Federal Reserve bank to be audited.<ref>[http://www.ronpaul.com/congress/legislation/111th-congress-200910/audit-the-federal-reserve-hr-1207/ Audit the Federal Reserve]</ref> Ron Paul's website declares "Since the Fed’s creation in 1913 the dollar has lost more than 96% of its value, and by recklessly inflating the money supply the Fed continues to distort interest rates and intentionally erodes the value of the dollar."<ref>[http://www.ronpaul.com/congress/legislation/111th-congress-200910/audit-the-federal-reserve-hr-1207/ Audit the Federal Reserve]</ref> That the dollar's value dropped as a natural result of inflation, and that salaries rose with it so that the quality of life of an American citizen rose to heights inconceivable to someone in 1910, has not occurred to Ron Paul.

However, conservatives are not united in their criticism: the prominent conservative commentator [[Vox Day]], a member of [[Mensa]], describes himself as a "loyal Federal Reserve supporter".<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com Vox Day's blog]</ref>

However, conservatives are not united in their criticism: the prominent conservative commentator [[Vox Day]], a respected member of [[Mensa]], describes himself as a "loyal Federal Reserve supporter".<ref>[http://voxday.blogspot.com Vox Day's blog]</ref>

==Effects of the Fed's Monetary Policy==

==Effects of the Fed's Monetary Policy==