ronpaul.com— Madame Speaker, I rise to introduce the Federal Reserve Transparency Act (H.R. 1207). Throughout its nearly 100-year history, the Federal Reserve...
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"men like paul want us to assume a sense of personal responsibility and if we were to do that, we would be unable to blame "the government" each time something went wrong in our own lives."The government hasn't helped me one bit, all they do is take away a huge percentage of my money from my paycheck. What's the use of welfare if the poor and middle class still gets taxed? It seems that America is overtaxed and over regulated. The government continues to take away money from the poor and middle class so they can continue to have these useless government bureaucracies like the DEA, Department of Education, Department of Agriculture, etc. It's really socialism for the rich, but no socialism for the middle class and poor.
because the fed generally acts as a 'back-up plan' for economic hardship. if there's a run on many or all banks, the fed is there to create a safety net, albeit one that may cause greater problems later. this problem is smacking us in the face with it's dick right now, but people's inability to change or create a better alternative has allowed them to operate 'in the shadows' as dr. paul put it. the fed has helped this capitalistic nation soar this last century - look at the longer, more devastating recessions of the previous century.. so in essence, a poor back-up plan is less of a burden on the minds of those in power than no back-up plan at all. constitution or no constitution. auditing the fed would expose them as the ill-conceived strategy they are.. people want immediate return and if the future is questionable, why ask questions?? that would be such a buzz kill..!except - - the future has arrived, hasn't it now, feddy-poo?
He was sabotauged by the media as far as I know...he was candidate in last election...and doing very well..5000 people marched on washington..(Ron Paul Revolution) but the medis reported that he dropped out of the race...@&*% global general strike now...march 13 to 19... march on washington...Me...I'm in Saskatchewan...nice to talk to you.
not isolationist, he is non-interventionist (he generally believes in free trade, diplomacy, no embargo, no sanctions - so he is less isolationist than others)net neutrality is terrible anti-freedom regulation that threatens the sovereignty of the internet. internet has been a huge success precisely because government hasn't had control over itI don't believe he is for the death penalty, I think he changed his mind in the 80ssource: <a class="user" href="http://www.ontheissues.org/Ron_Paul.htm">http://www.ontheissues.org/Ron_Paul.htm</a>evolution - doesn't matter wouldn't influence his governing"the notion that 100% free market is perfect is as ridiculous as a notion of the government taking control of everything. " - this is an economic argument, and Austrian Economics teaches that all government spending is malinvestment. I would point you to Mises.org for everything economic related"He is for personal responsibility but not Pro-Choice" I am personally undecided on this issue, but most people who champion personal responsibility are pro-life"His fiscal Policy is too extreme"Well, surely you can see the intellectual bankrupty that is behind our current spending plans... I would argue that our current fiscal policy is too extreme. Belief in no debt and balanced budgets is pragmatic, not extreme
"That's a misleading statement because American purchasing power has actually gone up since the creation of the fed. This is because average income has gone up faster than the loss of value in the dollar. "This is because we are relatively capitalist. Sadly, those days are over. If we had no federal reserve, the quality of life would go up much faster."Also before the fed recessions generally lasted around 4-5 years with a few lasting 6-7 and a great depression lasting 23 years."This is due to mismanagement of gold standard. Even before the Fed, the government was blowing credit bubbles through manipulation of the currency. With a free-market money system, the "business cycle" that we know today would largely not exist.I think it may be interesting to you to read some Mises or Hayek. Even Friedman was against the Fed.
lockdeltzMar 1, 2009
"men like paul want us to assume a sense of personal responsibility and if we were to do that, we would be unable to blame "the government" each time something went wrong in our own lives."The government hasn't helped me one bit, all they do is take away a huge percentage of my money from my paycheck. What's the use of welfare if the poor and middle class still gets taxed? It seems that America is overtaxed and over regulated. The government continues to take away money from the poor and middle class so they can continue to have these useless government bureaucracies like the DEA, Department of Education, Department of Agriculture, etc. It's really socialism for the rich, but no socialism for the middle class and poor.
Closed AccountMar 1, 2009
because the fed generally acts as a 'back-up plan' for economic hardship. if there's a run on many or all banks, the fed is there to create a safety net, albeit one that may cause greater problems later. this problem is smacking us in the face with it's dick right now, but people's inability to change or create a better alternative has allowed them to operate 'in the shadows' as dr. paul put it. the fed has helped this capitalistic nation soar this last century - look at the longer, more devastating recessions of the previous century.. so in essence, a poor back-up plan is less of a burden on the minds of those in power than no back-up plan at all. constitution or no constitution. auditing the fed would expose them as the ill-conceived strategy they are.. people want immediate return and if the future is questionable, why ask questions?? that would be such a buzz kill..!except - - the future has arrived, hasn't it now, feddy-poo?
batleycraigMar 1, 2009
He was sabotauged by the media as far as I know...he was candidate in last election...and doing very well..5000 people marched on washington..(Ron Paul Revolution) but the medis reported that he dropped out of the race...@&*% global general strike now...march 13 to 19... march on washington...Me...I'm in Saskatchewan...nice to talk to you.
zacharytelschowMar 1, 2009
The gold standard would put an end to loose spending by politicians, as they couldn't just print money to finance their projects.
ronpaulsMar 1, 2009
not isolationist, he is non-interventionist (he generally believes in free trade, diplomacy, no embargo, no sanctions - so he is less isolationist than others)net neutrality is terrible anti-freedom regulation that threatens the sovereignty of the internet. internet has been a huge success precisely because government hasn't had control over itI don't believe he is for the death penalty, I think he changed his mind in the 80ssource: <a class="user" href="http://www.ontheissues.org/Ron_Paul.htm">http://www.ontheissues.org/Ron_Paul.htm</a>evolution - doesn't matter wouldn't influence his governing"the notion that 100% free market is perfect is as ridiculous as a notion of the government taking control of everything. " - this is an economic argument, and Austrian Economics teaches that all government spending is malinvestment. I would point you to Mises.org for everything economic related"He is for personal responsibility but not Pro-Choice" I am personally undecided on this issue, but most people who champion personal responsibility are pro-life"His fiscal Policy is too extreme"Well, surely you can see the intellectual bankrupty that is behind our current spending plans... I would argue that our current fiscal policy is too extreme. Belief in no debt and balanced budgets is pragmatic, not extreme
ronpaulsMar 1, 2009
"That's a misleading statement because American purchasing power has actually gone up since the creation of the fed. This is because average income has gone up faster than the loss of value in the dollar. "This is because we are relatively capitalist. Sadly, those days are over. If we had no federal reserve, the quality of life would go up much faster."Also before the fed recessions generally lasted around 4-5 years with a few lasting 6-7 and a great depression lasting 23 years."This is due to mismanagement of gold standard. Even before the Fed, the government was blowing credit bubbles through manipulation of the currency. With a free-market money system, the "business cycle" that we know today would largely not exist.I think it may be interesting to you to read some Mises or Hayek. Even Friedman was against the Fed.
Closed AccountMar 1, 2009
^^^ Tyranny lover.You really should change your SN. Lao Tzu would laugh in your face.