I know there's an entire segment of folks who keep repeating that Paul is nutso on foreign policy, but that he's really sane when it comes to the economy.
That is a trough of hogwash if I ever heard it. It operates under the principle that if something is repeated often enough that it will be bought by the masses.
Ron Paul said the other night that he wants zero taxes. He has said that he wants a trillion dollar spending cut the first year of his presidency.
Sitting here at this keyboard and you all at yours, we all know that that is a pie-in-the-sky, irrational pipe dream.
There is no way congress is going to even propose zero taxes and a one year trillion dollar cut in spending.
And, since taxes are included in the US Constitution -- even the original one before all the amending began -- the Founders did not believe in ZERO taxes.
That is a totally irrational response. Absolutely, completely, irrevocably nutso economic proposal.
And this is the so-called "economic policy" expert? Puh...leeese!
The income tax has only existed since 1913. I believe he is of the mind that the Fed. Govt. should collect it's revenue from tariffs and fees.
I know there's an entire segment of folks who keep repeating that Paul is nutso on foreign policy, but that he's really sane when it comes to the economy.
I'm taking a 2nd look at him. I think he's wrong on foreign policy, but he's always been good on Life and he is absolutely right about the need to go on the gold standard and the corruption of the federal reserve. He is a free enterprise capitalist, which I am as well.