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By RonPaul.com on June 26, 2008
Congressman Ron Paul comments on the Federal Reserve’s decision to maintain interest rates and raises concerns about inflation on June 25, 2008. »crosslinked«
Posted in Monetary Policy | Tagged Federal Reserve, Inflation |
By RonPaul.com on June 16, 2008
by Ron Paul What is the importance of the war in Iraq relative to other current issues? This is a question I am often asked, especially as Americans continue to become increasingly aware that something is very wrong with the economy. The difficulty with the way the question is often asked relates to the perception [...]
Posted in Economy, Foreign Policy, Monetary Policy, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Economy, Inflation, Iraq, National Defense |
By RonPaul.com on June 10, 2008
by Ron Paul Oil prices are on the minds of many Americans as gas hits $4 a gallon, and continues to surge. How high can prices go? How can we solve these problems? What, or who, is to blame? Part of the answer lies in understanding bubbles and monetary inflation, but especially the Federal Reserve [...]
Posted in Monetary Policy, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Dollar, Federal Reserve, Inflation, Oil Price |
By Mike Cuneo on June 7, 2008
How will history judge Social Security in America? I predict Social Security will be viewed as a “program that helped many older Americans offset the high cost of living, provided important supplemental income for many Americans, and generally was a success”. And that can’t be further from the truth. In reality, Social Security is… Morally [...]
Posted in Monetary Policy, Social Security | Tagged Inflation, Retirement, Social Security |
By RonPaul.com on May 20, 2008
In a candid interview on the Alex Jones show, Ron Paul expressed his doubts that he would be invited to the GOP convention, but made clear that he and his supporters would have a presence and nearby rally anyway. He went on to extend what could be seen as an olive branch to the Republican [...]
Posted in Monetary Policy, Republican Primaries, Ron Paul Revolution | Tagged Alex Jones, GOP Convention, Internet, Obama |
By RonPaul.com on May 17, 2008
In this classic 2003 speech to Congress, Ron Paul exposes the neocon agenda, outlines its background and goals and names its proponents. Transcript HON. RON PAUL OF TEXAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 10, 2003 Neo – CONNED ! The modern-day limited-government movement has been co-opted. The conservatives have failed in their effort to [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Monetary Policy | Tagged 9/11, Iraq, Leo Strauss, Neocons, Neoconservatism, War |
By RonPaul.com on May 16, 2008
Ron Paul questioned former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Paul Volcker, at a Joint Economic Committee (JEC) hearing ominously titled “Wall Street to Main Street: Is the Credit Crisis Over and What Can the Federal Government Do to Prevent Unnecessary Systemic Risk in the Future?” Ron Paul expressed his disapproval of reserve requirements going down [...]
Posted in Monetary Policy | Tagged Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Paul Volcker, Ron Paul |
By RonPaul.com on May 14, 2008
In response to Ben Bernanke’s speech on why the Fed is the solution to (and not the cause of) our financial problems, Ron Paul was interviewed by David Asman on the Fox Business Channel: Memorable quotes: “One time it was gold [that backed our currency], then it was silver, then it was treasury bills, then [...]
Posted in Monetary Policy | Tagged Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Fiat Money, Inflation |
By RonPaul.com on May 12, 2008
by Ron Paul The House passed two bills attempting to rehabilitate the housing and mortgage market this week. There doesn’t seem to be any shortage of criticism and blame for the bad decisions, and rightly so. Lenders and banks do share much of the blame for the overheated market. Lending standards were relaxed, or even [...]
Posted in Monetary Policy | Tagged Housing Bubble, Real Estate |
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