It seems no matter how Paul tries to approach the topic, Bernanke and company always trot out the same platitudes about their own self-necessity to deal with things.
You're absolutely right. His ideas are very far outside what is accepted in Washington as mainstream. Ron Paul is the quintisential Change candidate. And he's right. The world would be a better place if we followed his ideas of limited government. Unfortunately, people fear real change. So it has to be a slow process.
Pop quiz, select the right answer:A.) Ron Paul voted against the spendingB.) Earmarks do not increase spending, they only ensure money being spent goes back to the constituents which paid for the spending bill in the first placeC.) Ron Paul is not against earmarks, he is against the spending entirely (earmarks offset the spending by essentially refunding tax dollars indirectly).D.) SwingCorey is a dumb assE.) All of the above.
Hardly coherent. McSame's at least as nutty as anyone who has run for President in my lifetime, and I include Dennis Kucinich and all the 3rd party kooks. He's an angry old red-faced "you kids get off my lawn" type of guy, who desperately tries to hide it with the "my friends" bulls**t. Buried with the other trolls.
How do you figure?There are many people who now claim "capitalism failed", but with the Fed performing all its anti-free market shenanigans (including printing money out of thin air), it is very important to make clear that what we had was ABSOLUTELY NOT free market capitalism.My point is extremely relevant and your "Ron Paul fanatics" statement is a useless red herring.
When has governement ever succeeded at anything it tried for a reasonable price, in the way it was originally intended?@TimDigg:Unions are healthy as long as you can fire all unionized employees and hire new ones. Of course that's more expensive than actually negotiating which is why we don't need laws to force companies to deal with unions.
peppermintpigMar 25, 2009
It seems no matter how Paul tries to approach the topic, Bernanke and company always trot out the same platitudes about their own self-necessity to deal with things.
feenix566Mar 25, 2009
You're absolutely right. His ideas are very far outside what is accepted in Washington as mainstream. Ron Paul is the quintisential Change candidate. And he's right. The world would be a better place if we followed his ideas of limited government. Unfortunately, people fear real change. So it has to be a slow process.
Closed AccountMar 26, 2009
Pop quiz, select the right answer:A.) Ron Paul voted against the spendingB.) Earmarks do not increase spending, they only ensure money being spent goes back to the constituents which paid for the spending bill in the first placeC.) Ron Paul is not against earmarks, he is against the spending entirely (earmarks offset the spending by essentially refunding tax dollars indirectly).D.) SwingCorey is a dumb assE.) All of the above.
jaq524Mar 26, 2009
Because more people voted for McCain.Democracy FTW
Closed AccountMar 26, 2009
Hardly coherent. McSame's at least as nutty as anyone who has run for President in my lifetime, and I include Dennis Kucinich and all the 3rd party kooks. He's an angry old red-faced "you kids get off my lawn" type of guy, who desperately tries to hide it with the "my friends" bulls**t. Buried with the other trolls.
Closed AccountMar 26, 2009
How do you figure?There are many people who now claim "capitalism failed", but with the Fed performing all its anti-free market shenanigans (including printing money out of thin air), it is very important to make clear that what we had was ABSOLUTELY NOT free market capitalism.My point is extremely relevant and your "Ron Paul fanatics" statement is a useless red herring.
datdamonfooMar 26, 2009
Old enough to know Ron Paul is a douche.Swallow that pill along with your daily meds, old man.
mrxfromplanetxMar 26, 2009
<a class="user" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/18/AR2008091804211.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic ...</a>In Crucible of Crisis, Paulson, Bernanke, Geithner Forge a Committee of ThreeBy David Cho and Neil IrwinWashington Post Staff WritersFriday, September 19, 2008; Page A01“From the rescue of Bear Stearns to the takeovers of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and American International Group, all the key decisions have been made by Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr., Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and Timothy F. Geithner, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. “Timothy F. Geithner helped organize the bailout of AIG. AIG has paid the most money out to Goldman Sachs. Henry M. Paulson was a Chief Officer at Goldman Sachs until 2006 when Bush appointed him to be Treasury Secretary <a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Paulson#Goldman_Sachs" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Paulson#Goldman ...</a> People who worked for Goldman Sachs got second place for donating to Barack Obama's campaign <a class="user" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&amp;cid=N00009638" rel="nofollow">http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycl ...</a> Could this be why Obama appoint Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary? Geithner who helped arrange the majorly flawed AIG bailout in the first place?Could it be there are corrupt Republicans and Democrats who are in this together?Bait and SwitchThe Real AIG ConspiracyBy MICHAEL HUDSON <a class="user" href="http://counterpunch.org/hudson03182009.html" rel="nofollow">http://counterpunch.org/hudson03182009.html</a>
tinkerthinkerMar 26, 2009
Must have been a good article, they blocked it!
corrosionxMar 27, 2009
When has governement ever succeeded at anything it tried for a reasonable price, in the way it was originally intended?@TimDigg:Unions are healthy as long as you can fire all unionized employees and hire new ones. Of course that's more expensive than actually negotiating which is why we don't need laws to force companies to deal with unions.