By RonPaul.com on December 17, 2008
In his latest column Ron Paul warns of dire consequences if we do not get back on a sustainable economic course in this country. Economic Freedom or Socialist Intervention? by Ron Paul The freedom to fail is an essential part of freedom. Government-provided financial security necessitates relinquishing the very essence of freedom. Last week, the [...]
Posted in Economy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Auto Bailout, Collapse, Economy, Socialism |
By RonPaul.com on December 10, 2008
Earlier today Ron Paul was interviewed about the auto bailout and a potential homeowner bailout on Newsradio AM 740 KTRH, one of Houston’s most popular radio stations. Listen to the interview below.
Posted in Economy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Auto Bailout, Bailouts, Homeowner Bailout, Ron Paul |
By RonPaul.com on December 2, 2008
The unholy alliance between self-important bureaucrats and failed bailout bankers continues to wreaks havoc upon the economy. Only a gold standard can prevent these charlatans from poisoning the entire world with their increasingly worthless dollars. In his latest column Ron Paul speaks truth to power and calls for the abolition of the Federal Reserve. But [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Alchemy, Bailouts, Federal Reserve, God, Gold Standard, Socialism |
By RonPaul.com on November 24, 2008
By engaging in bailout after bailout, government bureaucrats subsidize failed but well-connected losers by effectively confiscating the necessary resources from productive and successful members of the economy. Ron Paul explains why such bailouts are a bad idea and why we should allow the natural incentives and regulations of the free market to pick the winners [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Bailout, Congress, Cronyism, Financial geniuses, Inflation |
By RonPaul.com on November 23, 2008
Saturday afternoon Ron Paul addressed a crowd of about 500 people in front of the Fed building in downtown Houston. They had come together for one of many End the Fed demonstrations throughout the country. Here’s a partial transcript of Ron Paul’s speech (slightly edited for clarity): “It is a great event, and I understand [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Ben Bernanke, Central Banking, End the Fed, Federal Reserve, Fiat Money, Gold, Houston, Ron Paul |
By Mike Cuneo on November 12, 2008
I honestly am worried about our country as are many others on this site and nationwide. The difference is that the masses are leading us towards more of the same if not worse, while the smart sensible opinions rooted in logic and sound theories that can be applied to real life situations are being ignored, [...]
Posted in Economy | Tagged Bailout, Financial Crisis, Free Markets, Greed, Politicians |
By RonPaul.com on November 10, 2008
Ron Paul explains why those who blame the free market for the financial crisis are wrong, and how excessive regulation encourages moral corruption as well as blind, irrational trust in government oversight. The Moral Hazard of Regulation by Ron Paul Since the bailout bill passed, I have been frequently disturbed to hear “experts” wrongly blaming [...]
Posted in Economy, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Moral Corruption, Moral Hazard, Regulation |
By RonPaul.com on October 30, 2008
On October 29, 2008, Ron Paul was interviewed by Rachel Maddow on MSNBC. He criticized Obama and McCain, explained why he stayed in the Republican party, and described how America fell into Osama bin Laden’s terrible trap. RM: And what about 2008′s grassroots sensation of the right wing, Republican Congressman Dr. Ron Paul. Dr. Paul [...]
Posted in Economy, Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Bin Laden, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow |
By RonPaul.com on October 28, 2008
A wise person once defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. Now that Congress is considering yet another stimulus package in a desperate effort to keep our fraudulent monetary system afloat, one cannot help but wonder what their real intentions are. Don’t they realize that the more [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Congress, Socialism, Stimulous Package |