I think this article was captured my view of Ron Paul well. I don’t think calling him crazy serves any good purpose. He is right on many domestic issues, but he is out to lunch of foreign policy.
If the Republicans nominated him, they would take an massive beating. The problem is that Ron Paul is way too far out to the right on domestic issues for the American public at this time. That’s unfortunate but true.
Take Social Security as one example. Yes, it was a Ponzi scheme from the start, and we baby boomers will pay a dear price in our old age. But look what happened when Bush tried to take the tiniest step toward privatization. The idea that people should actually be allowed to keep a small portion of their own contributions in their own private account was demagogued down and defeated. Many Americans apparently trust the govt more than they trust themselves. Go figure.
Yet Ron Paul is going come charging in on a white horse and abolish SS completely? Oh, and he’s going to eliminate all welfare and entitlements too while he’s at it. Yeah, right. You must be smoking something pretty strong if you think he can get elected on that platform, and you must be clinically brain dead if you think he can accomplish those feats.
Never said he'd abolish it.
The money saved from foreign policy and unconstitutional domestic spending would go into the trust fund for existing seniors on SS. Younger workers would be allowed to opt out with no penalties. Seniors wouldn't get their benefits taxed. That means the program dies a slow agonizing death.
Why don't you actually read his proposals?
He has stated that there will be a transition phrase,where young people would be able to opt out of the SS system, while those who have been promised the support will receive it from the savings of some 1trillion dollars we would make by cutting U.S. bases overseas.
Ending SS and the IRS would put a dagger into the heart of the welfare system and end the New Deal.
Ofcourse, neocons have no concern about ending the New Deal and are only concerned about continuing the warfare-welfare state until the United States goes bankrupt.
exactly... his foreign policy stance is completely naieve, which is typical of many Libertarians and why I always end up voting for a repub. Still, i'm happy he ran...ran off with mucho dollars from stupid leftists who heard one issue they agreed with him on.