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		peteretep on Feb 28, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yellen on Bitcoin: Fed Doesn’t Have Authority to R... > I can't tell if sarcasm or severely misinformed * Describes itself as "within government" * Subject to congressional oversight * Governors and Chair appointed by POTUS with oversight from the Senate

ZenoArrow on Feb 28, 2014 [–]

They aren't part of the government elected by the public, that's what many people class as important.

As for subject to congressional oversight, seems like pretty loose oversight if you ask me... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY8xz3Q7aig

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