Most Americans are viewing the midterm elections through the prism of social issues (Gay Marriage, Abortion, Discrimination, etc.)
These issues, regardless of the intense emotions surrounding them, directly affect a relatively small percentage of the US population.
The bigger issue for the US is how a GOP Senate would impact the Federal Reserve.
The Fed runs the US economy. Every American who eats food or uses energy or has a US Dollar in their bank account is directly affected by the Fed’s actions.
The current Fed is run by the very liberal Janet Yellen, who believes firmly in wealth redistribution. Yellen proudly considers herself and her policies to be liberal.
However, the Yellen Fed may soon be facing increased scrutiny and oversight.
In July of 2014, two GOP Congressmen introduced a bill that would require the Federal Reserve to follow the Taylor Rule regarding interest rates. While the details of this rule are not worth delving into at this time, the key ideas are that:
1) Interest rate policy would no longer be subject to the whims of Fed officials.
2) The Fed and its policies would be regulated by Congress for the first time in history.
In September, just two months later, the GOP-controlled House passed an “Audit the Fed” bill.
The House on Wednesday passed legislation to audit the Federal Reserve System.
Passed 333-92, the bill would require the comptroller general to conduct an audit of the Federal Reserve's board of governors and banks within one year and submit a report to Congress on the findings. A total of 106 Democrats joined all but one Republican in support of the measure.
A version of the bill sponsored by then-Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) passed in 2012 by a vote of 327-98. Paul's son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), has introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.), who failed to advance in a Senate GOP primary earlier this year, said the measure would increase transparency at the Federal Reserve.
The political winds have begun to shift against the Fed. It is telling that the US Dollar began to rally soon after this legislation was introduced. A less active Fed means a stronger US Dollar. Between the end of QE, negative interest rates in Europe, and legislation that would rein in the Fed’s lack of accountability, the US Dollar has hit a four -ear high.
If the GOP takes the senate, the days of the Fed doing whatever it wants will have ended. This may well in fact be what pops the US stock market bubble. The GOP hasn't controlled the Senate at any point since the Crisis hit in 2008. If the GOP controls both the House and the Senate, the Fed will be in for SERIOUS problems.
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