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Jeffrey Chiesa: New Jersey has a tough price-gouging law, and we have it so that we ensure that profiteers will not take unfair advantage of people at their most vulnerable times: those who have been displaced from their homes due to a major disaster, those who have limited resources, and those who desperately seek out fuel, shelter, and the basic necessities for them and their families.
News Anchor: After a distinguished career in Congress, spanning more than 30 years, Ron Paul has decided to hang up his legislative spurs and return to Texas. But, as you might have expected, the feisty Dr. Paul is not going quietly, and the Congressman joins us right now from the Russell Rotunda in Washington. Congressman, we’re delighted to have you with us, I want to talk about price-gouging and gas prices and things I know you have on your mind in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Before I do, I would be remiss if I didn’t ask you about the scandal being called ‘Benghazi Gate’ by many. Do you think, first of all, that there really is a scandal there, or do you think that this will sort itself out?
Ron Paul: Well, it may sort itself out, but I think the real scandal is how we get ourselves involved in messes like this and how we get our people in danger spots. Here, we first helped some people who didn’t like their dictator, and we get permission from NATO to go in there and bomb their country and put somebody in charge. And then it looks like they might well have turned against our people and killed our ambassador. And I think we get ourselves into these messes that we shouldn’t.
News Anchor: Are you disappointed in General Petraeus?
Ron Paul: I’m more disappointed in our policies that allow us to get into these predicaments, and people die over it, that’s what bothers me the most.
News Anchor: President Obama is visiting New York on Friday, touring the damage from Hurricane Sandy. One of the things all the elected officials were very keen on, was the exploitation of the victims by the businesses or unscrupulous hustlers. You had an interesting take, though, on price-gouging when it comes to the gasoline prices, something that virtually everyone considers abhorrent. But you had a different take, what is your take on price-gouging?
Ron Paul: My first gripe is that it’s automatically granted as gouging. Well, under certain circumstances, prices go up, and prices go up for certain reasons. To prevent prices from going up, that’s called price fixing, and this has been around for about 2000 years, it was known in the Roman Empire. And one thing that happens if you don’t allow prices to go up and send out the information to increase the supply, is you get shortages, and when you get shortages, you get rationing. And look at what happened? It makes no sense at all, it’s so anti-market and anti-freedom, and it ruins things and delays the inevitable, and that’s why we’re still struggling to solve the problem of shortages. The market works, and the most important time to have a market, is in periods of crisis and when there are shortages, and then the market will adjust for it. But, people, out of emotion, say, “Oh, you can’t have it, he’s charging too much, he’s gouging people”. No, he’s trying to alleviate the problems, and if the prices go up, all of a sudden, supply is increased automatically.
News Anchor: Even if it’s $10/gallon or $20/gallon?
Ron Paul: Sure, the higher they go, the faster they come in, but it would only be for a day, because people would have the supplies go up. But once you freeze it below the market, the shortages expand and the problems are not solved. But, no, the market will dictate who’s going to pay $20/gallon. And if people are going to pay $20/gallon, somebody is going to come in and somebody is going to automatically have a truck full of cans of gasoline and they’re going to sell them, and all of a sudden prices would go down. But it would only take about 24 or 48 hours to have the supply increased, as long as you get the government out of the way and allow the trucks to move.
News Anchor: So, is that why you’re leaving: the inability of Congress to solve our problems?
Ron Paul: Oh, no, that isn’t it. I think they’ve had enough of me up here in Congress.
News Anchor: At least we’ll still have your son to kick around.
Ron Paul: Yea, there you go. But treat him nicely.
News Anchor: Is he going to run for President?
Ron Paul: Oh, I don’t know, I never had that discussion with him, but time will tell.
News Anchor: Alright, so nice to talk to, Congressman Ron Paul, always engaging, always so thoughtful, I appreciate it.
Ron Paul: Thank you very much.
News Anchor: We certainly wish him well in his retirement, that’s it for us tonight.
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Obviously, most people watching this video are fans of Dr. Paul, and while we never cease to be amazed at Dr. Paul’s brilliance and his ability to answer tough questions posited by the pundits, you gotta tip your hat to the anti-”brilliance” of Geraldo and his ilke.. Notice they never acknowledge the accuracy of Dr. Paul’s answers. Even when he makes an ironclad case that they can’t refute, they will simply say something like, “you’re always ‘engaging’ or ‘thoughful’”. Never “Gee, you’re right”.
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I honestly didn’t notice that. That’s surely interesting, but i don’t think that they disagree on a lot when it comes to policy. I really don’t understand why Ron sorta evades the Rand questions…
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Any time an anchor asks a question about Rand, Ron always gives this short answer where he doesn’t know. And Ron hasn’t affirmed any of Rand’s politics that I’m aware of either. It’s strange.
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That’s funny…Congress has had enough of Dr. Paul, but we’ve had more than enough of congress.
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Fuck Brazil, I went there its filled with trannies, glue inhaling kids, sexual deviants, and coke-heads that place is a shit hole way overrated.
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That’s not true at all, Free markets work just fine. The argument would be that a central bank can prevent economic faults, such as the one were in now, better than the free market can.
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Thanks for the autobiography! Don’t worry I won’t, not before you enjoy all that black brazilian cock up your assss!!!!!!
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haha, man that’s effed up dawg, but it is pretty funny. haha
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why is fox always messing with the audio feed when paul is speaking.
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not all fox is bad, if you look around you’ll find (literally) 2-3 good hosts, but most are terrible :\
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THE YOUNG TURKS OWNED ————–> watch?v=PBYi564fBwI
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fox news….. LOL
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Oh God,i feel like pukingeverytime i see obama face -.-
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Lol,i would not be surprise if the sheeples vote them in.
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truth hurts doesnt it!…I am actually born in Connecticut, but who cares, right now I am spending my money in Rio, it’s amazing how much freedom 100k buys you here!….Fuck you!, don’t choke on Obama’s Dick you faggot!
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Rothschild/Bernake 2016!
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That was not keynes that was Hayek. I want to see where “Keynes himself admitted that his policies were misguided” Not someone saying keynes said that but KEYNES HIMSELF SAYING IT. Second “His only real convictions were for economic nationalism and the protectionist state;” Yeah that is why under Keynesian economics (1940-1980) America saw its biggest growth in history.
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I love how he pushed off the question about General Patraues’ morals. Keeping it to the real issues, not the petty media controversies.
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I love it! Dr. Paul has to explain supply-and-demand, an easy-to-understand economic foundation.
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/watch?v=VqU-AZh-wqU at 4:22. Keynes was a company man; he could (and did) tailor his economics to whatever his masters needed to maintain or expand their power base. His only real convictions were for economic nationalism and the protectionist state; in all other areas he was a moral invertebrate.
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Fuck you, you Brazilian piece of shit!!!!! Ron Paul is one of the few politicians that HAS stood up to the establishment you ignorant brazilian pussy!!! You don’t want government running your life anymore so you run back to Brazil? Oh yeah because the Brazilian government is much more less socialist than the U.S.
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First learn where your capslock button lives. Second, turn it off Shouting adds nothing to the veracity of your comments, but it does make everyone ignore you.
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Geraldo Rivera is a shill!
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RAND PAUL IS A LIAR TRYING TO PRETEND HE IS LIKE HIS DAD BUT SUPPORT THE GOP RACIST TEA PARTY CORE ROMNEY THE TWO FACE LIAR. HE IS FULL OF SHIT. RON PAUL IS NOT RAND PAUL, RAND PAUL IS A DECEIVER WHO VOTED FOR ROMNEY. HE SHOULD HAVE WROTE IN RON PAUL LIKE THE REST OF US RATHER THEN VOTING FOR THE EVIL (ROMNEY) OVER THE LESSER EVIL (OBAMA) FUCK RAND PAUL. HE WANTS TO PLAY AT BEING A HERO. RAND SHOULD FIRST LEARN SINCERITY, BITCH!
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RAND PAUL IS A LIAR TRYING TO PRETEND HE IS LIKE HIS DAD BUT SUPPORT THE GOP RACIST TEA PARTY CORE ROMNEY THE TWO FACE LIAR. HE IS FULL OF SHIT. RON PAUL IS NOT RAND PAUL, RAND PAUL IS A DECEIVER WHO VOTED FOR ROMNEY. HE SHOULD HAVE WROTE IN RON PAUL LIKE THE REST OF US RATHER THEN VOTING FOR THE EVIL (ROMNEY) OVER THE LESSER EVIL (OBAMA) FUCK RAND PAUL. HE WANTS TO PLAY AT BEING A HERO. FIRST LEARN SINCERITY, BITCH!
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IT IS ALWAYS FUNNY WHEN AN OBAMA OR ROMNEY SUPPORTER SAY THEY DON’T SUPPORT BIG GOVERNMENT WHEN OBAMA AND ROMNEY ARE AND ARE FOR MORE BIG GOVERNMENT. LOL DID COLLEGE TEACH YOU THAT? LOL 4 MORE YEARS LOL ROTF
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Ron Paul is despicable! A coward, a non violent looser! Obama Won, Free market Lost!. Fuck ron paul, fuck Americans for being victims of fear, and propaganda! I am out of that retched country! I can not let government run my life! I am a free human being for fuck sake! I refused to be a slave!….Viva Brazil!
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i think what you meant to say was deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrp.
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I can’t stand Geraldo, I really can’t.
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Lol. Markets are now much more volatile after they flushed the new deal down the toilet…
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“Even Keynes himself admitted that his policies were misguided” such nonsense
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chris christie is not a free market guy
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you don’t know what free markets mean than
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The Free Market does work. Manipulation of the free market should be a high crime. The market is unstable because people are trying to figure out new ways to game the system. rather then participating honestly. Ever crash and bubble was caused. Not by the free market. But by interference. Treat the market manipulators as the criminals that they are and the free market would work great.
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Dr Paul its good that you get out of their before the SHTF…i think the people are going to weed out the bad apples and JAIL them one way or another !
peace
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