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By RonPaul.com on May 2, 2010
Date: 5/3/2010 Congress Freezes Its Own Pay by Ron Paul Last week Congress did something fiscally responsible. It’s not very often I can say that. Granted, it was small in the grand scheme of things, but I was glad to be an original cosponsor, along with Congressman Harry Mitchell of Arizona, of a bill to [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings, Spending, Tax Freedom, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Congress, Income Tax, Pay Raise, Peace, Spending, Troops |
By RonPaul.com on April 25, 2010
Socialism vs Corporatism by Ron Paul Lately many have characterized this administration as socialist, or having strong socialist leanings. I differ with this characterization. This is not to say Mr. Obama believes in free-markets by any means. On the contrary, he has done and said much that demonstrates his fundamental misunderstanding and hostility towards the [...]
Posted in Health Care, President Obama, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Corporatism, Corporatist, Obama, Obamacare, Socialism, Socialist |
By RonPaul.com on April 18, 2010
Ron Paul has introduced legislation (HR 4995) to end Obama’s corporatist healthcare mandate. The mandate violates the basic freedom to make one’s own decisions and it will lead to price controls, shortages and monopolistic enforcement of “authorized” treatments. End the Mandate by Ron Paul Last week I introduced a very important piece of legislation that [...]
Posted in Health Care, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged End the Mandate, HR 4995, Obamacare |
By RonPaul.com on April 12, 2010
The FCIC: Passing the Buck by Ron Paul Last week the federal government’s Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission held hearings as part of their continuing investigation into the causes of the acute economic meltdown which occurred in late summer 2008. This bipartisan commission, partly inspired by the Pecora Commission- which investigated the causes of the Great [...]
Posted in Economy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Commission, Economic crisis, Freedom |
By RonPaul.com on April 5, 2010
Government and Gasoline by Ron Paul As we head into the summer driving season, and gasoline prices are again creeping up, the administration has announced plans to explore opening up more off-shore areas for exploration and drilling. On the one hand this can be lauded as a positive step. On the other hand, it is [...]
Posted in Economy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Energy, Energy Exploration, Environment, EPA, Fuels, Offshore Drilling, Polluters |
By RonPaul.com on March 29, 2010
Healthcare and Economic Realities by Ron Paul With passage of last week’s bill, the American people are now the unhappy recipients of Washington’s disastrous prescription for healthcare “reform.” Congressional leaders relied on highly dubious budget predictions, faulty market assumptions, and outright fantasy to convince a slim majority that this major expansion of government somehow will [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Health Care, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Ben Bernanke, Central Economic Planning, Gasoline, Obamacare, Tim Geithner |
By RonPaul.com on March 25, 2010
Statement of Congressman Ron Paul United States House of Representatives Statement for the Record March 25, 2010 Mr. Chairman, today the Federal Reserve finds itself in an unprecedented and unenviable position. It has boosted the monetary base by nearly $1.5 trillion since September of 2008. Excess bank reserves remain at historically high levels, and the [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Balance Sheet, End the Fed, Frederic Bastiat, Hyperinflation, Inflation, Malinvestment |
By RonPaul.com on March 22, 2010
Healthcare Reform Passes by Ron Paul Following months of heated public debate and aggressive closed-door negotiations, Congress finally cast a historic vote on healthcare late Sunday evening. It was truly a sad weekend on the House floor as we witnessed further dismantling of the Constitution, disregard of the will of the people, explosive expansion of [...]
Posted in Health Care, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Corporatism, Healthcare Bill, Insurance Companies, Obamacare |
By RonPaul.com on March 15, 2010
Supporting the War Instead of the Troops by Ron Paul Last week, Congress debated a resolution [H. Con Res 248] directing the President to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan no later than the end of this year. The Constitution gives the power to declare war to the Congress, so it is clearly appropriate for Congress [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Afghanistan, End the War, H Con Res 248 |