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We own the Federal Reserve. There is this misconception that the Federal Reserve is some private entity. But if I might give an analogy here, we - U.S. taxpayers - own all the stock in the Federal Reserve.

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Gary Johnson
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: January 1
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Former Governor Of New Mexico
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Gary Earl Johnson
Gary E. Johnson
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