Ron Paul 1/27/2009 "We Have Rejected The Market Economy For Decades!" "Making Problem

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Oh wait, Ron Paul was RIGHT!

To bad they froze him out of the election.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rUf_LtirWc
 
Ron Paul raises some interesting points, but he is somewhat light on regulation and infrastructure. Also, with his vision of a streamlined (anorexic?) government, it would appear that he favors a society somewhat resembling a benign Third World country. But I think his assessment of the Fed is spot on, and his views on liquidating toxic assets and dealing with malinvestment have merit.
 
Paul is the 800 lbs gorilla, or white elephant, in the room.

Everyone with a brain knows he's right, but those very same people can't seem to help him find a real platform with real power.

Maybe there aren't many people with brains?
 
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Everyone with a brain knows he's right, but those very same people can't seem to help him find a real platform with real power.
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Ron Paul had zero chance of wining. We don't want small government. We don't even want more government. We want lots more government. Sure, there are a few of us here and there that feel otherwise, but the overwhelming vast majority see lots more government as a solution to any and all problems they can dream up. As stated earlier:

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As a country, we've clearly stated that the only thing better than more government is lots more government. The fling the republicans had with smaller government was almost as concrete as telling your friend that your girlfriend's friend has a "great personality" as you try to sell him on a blind date.

Bush 43 was the solid evidence that small government is not what we desire. Sure, we'll say we'd like a smaller bill. But when people start talking about not growing any particular program, voters get really mad. Not cutting, mind you. Not reducing the budget. Just not increasing it by a lot. The government is spending so much #@^% money that when they talk about 20 billion to BAC or 15 billion to GM it sounds like chump change. Billions of dollars to "private" enterprise.

Despite Bush spending money as fast as he could, the republicans still couldn't get elected, and we have somebody who'll spend even more even faster. Yay. At least we're on this side of this bubble - it'll suck to be the next few generations on the other side.

Most of the planet thinks socialism is a swell idea. Used to be that at least in this country you could be free. But we're throwing all that away so the wonderful government can save us all.
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