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By RonPaul.com on January 22, 2009
Future Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner failed his way to the top and is part of the problem, says Ron Paul. Channel: Bloomberg Television Date: 1/21/2009 Transcript: Reporter: Now in less than half an hour the confirmation hearing for Timothy Geithner, the President Obama’s choice for secretary of treasury, will begin at the Senate. To give [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy | Tagged Dollar Crisis, Timothy Geithner, Treasury Secretary |
By RonPaul.com on January 22, 2009
Bailouts are bad; the dollar will collapse if we don’t change our ways; eventually we’ll have to go back to a sound currency. Glenn Beck points out that Ron Paul has been talking about these issues for decades, but is anyone listening? Show: Glenn Beck Program Channel: Fox News Date: 1/21/2009 Transcript: Glenn Beck: Republican [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Dollar, Economy, Federal Reserve, Glenn Beck |
By RonPaul.com on January 17, 2009
In the first of a series of videos that will take us on a tour around Ron Paul’s Congressional office, the Congressman explains the dangers of hyperinflation and warns that it might eventually lead us towards totalitarianism and destruction. Ron Paul: “This is a visual demonstration of what can happen with runaway inflation. It’s entitled [...]
Posted in Monetary Policy | Tagged Dollar, Federal Reserve, German Mark, Hyperinflation, Inflation, Nazi Germany, Office, Ron Paul, Ron Paul's Office Walls |
By RonPaul.com on January 14, 2009
Here is Ron Paul’s opening statement at the House Financial Services Committee hearing on January 13, 2009 dealing with the TARP funds. Ron Paul: “This continued debate that has gone on about our rescue programs that we have been devising is confirmation, I believe, that there’s very little understanding as to how we got into [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Central Economic Planning, Congress, Financial Services Committee, TARP |
By RonPaul.com on January 8, 2009
Watch Ron Paul, former House Majority Leader Dick Armey and Fox News’ Neil Cavuto discuss the current economic troubles, what caused them, and whether Obama’s stimulus plan might make things even worse.
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Cavuto, Dick Armey, Economic crisis, Fox News, Ron Paul |
By RonPaul.com on January 6, 2009
On January 5, Ron Paul addressed the House Financial Services Committee’s hearing on the Madoff Ponzi scandal. He pointed out that Bernard Madoff was operating under the supervision of the SEC, that more regulation will only make the job of cunning fraudsters easier because they can claim to be approved by the government, and that [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Congress, End the Fed, Federal Reserve, Madoff, Monetary system, Ponzi, SEC |
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 |