Ron Paul says unemployment is 20%

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[YankeeReb]

I don’t have too many issues with Ron Paul’s economic / libertarian views, it’s when he starts speaking about cultural issues and foreign policy that he makes me nervous.

[Niuhuru]

Twenty percent is bascially stating that our economy is getting butchered. I also think it’s a lot more accurate.

[Navy Patriot]

Addressing just the headline, Paul is right, US unemployment is right around 20%.

[Niuhuru]

The problem with a libertarian and foreign policy is I have the feeling that libertarians aren’t likely to appreciate the need of following a set structure of protocol to ensure that no one is offended.

[3Fingas]

He’s right about this. Government statistics are a lie when it comes to unemployment and actual inflation.

[The_Reader_David]

Looks like Paul is splitting the difference between the Labor Dept.’s U6 figure and Shadow Statistics’ figure.

[Windflier]

You’ve posted a total of ten threads since joining FR in July, yet you haven’t posted a single reply.

Just so you know, that’s considered extremely bad form around here, and makes you suspicious in the eyes of many forum regulars.

[oldbrowser]

Everybody says Paul is too far out there to be president.
I'm starting to think that he is sane and the rest of us are the crazy ones.
getting rid of five useless federal departments may seem crazy but they don't really serve any purpose, we can't afford them, and they are probably unconstitutional. So who are the crazy ones?

[skinkinthegrass]

Addressing just the headline, Paul is right,
US unemployment is right around 20%.

Agree, If not more....
the Liberals Marxists, are committed to
destroying the American Middle class.
the Wealthy can move away / pay protection $$$$$

[Gunslingr3]

yeah, the Founders were rubes. We’re better off spending hundreds of billions annually in a Quixotic bid to shape world governments. Why shouldn’t we get thousands of Americans killed and tens of thousands of Americans wounded establishing ‘Islamic Republics’, and defending arab kings? I mean, it’s not like we have to borrow trillions of dollars from other nations that don’t have our interests at heart to do it or anything. What’s the worst that could result?

[FritzG]

[bigheadfred]

The Ron Paul S.W.A.G. He has a job. For the government. So what does he really know? IMO, add 10 more points.

[skinkinthegrass]

getting rid of five useless federal departments may seem crazy
but they don't really serve any purpose, we can't afford them

sounds pretty sane to me....

[max americana]

Same here. I agree with him on economics but I have to cover my face and groan when he starts pouting off about the other stuff.

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[RayChuang88]

But how is Ron Paul basing his 20% figure? Given that government calculations for unemployment rate can be all over the place, an accurate figure in modern times is at times hard to come by.

Besides, this is why we need MAJOR tax reform, at least to Steve Forbes' flat-rate income tax plan. That way, businesses are encouraged to keep their liquid assets and capital investments in the USA because of being tax advantageous to do so.

[skinkinthegrass]

Great labor graphic


Pre__sent Oblah..blah, You can run, but you can't hide the facts....Your a Failure

[Crucial]

Even a stopped cukoo clock is right twice a day.

[Chickensoup]

After reading Richard Maybury’s Uncle Eric series, and reading more and more on economics, I must say that libertarian worldview and economics is attractive and eye opening. As a coherent worldview it holds together nicely and has interesting perspctives.