Ron Paul says some good things and I think what he says is a good DIRECTION to move towards. However Presidents are usually given only one term to accomplish what they want to accomplish (second terms are always a disaster). I've yet to see priorities from Paul (maybe I missed them). If you don't set priorities you usually end up with a mess. Can we imagine how people would shriek if some of the things Paul says he would do were actually instituted within a mere 4 year time period? People whine when unemployment goes over 5%, can you imagine huge federal layoffs as well as all the trickle down jobs driven by federal spending? And what about oil? Where would the prices go and where would people's 401K's go? Sure, build nuke plants, drill our own oil, burn coal- in 4 years? We'll be burning our furniture. Then of course there's foreign policy. We'll all stay home and life would be great because nobody will get mad at us and we'll only fight them when they come over the wall to take our stuff. Iran and Saudi can just have Iraq. China can also have Taiwan, South Korea and hell just throw in Japan for fun. The Russians well who cares about them and their oil, let them eat Europe.
I'd be willing to bet you'd see Ron Paul hanging from a rope in less than 4 years...not that any Congress would ever let him do the things he says he'd do. Like I said, Ron Paul lays out some nice directions but as the head of the executive branch and CINC? I don't think he's up to the task.
People whine when unemployment goes over 5%, can you imagine huge federal layoffs as well as all the trickle down jobs driven by federal spending? You really need to read some Ludwig von Mises or Friedrich Hayek. There were vibrant economies long before governments stifled their productivity with endless taxes and regulations. Those people might actually have to get jobs that would require them to contribute positively to human well-being.
Let me put it in simplistic terms for you. Can you imagine life without April 15, accountants, tax lawyers, bureaucrats pushing man-years of regulations on your business ?