By RonPaul.com on February 23, 2009
In his latest column Ron Paul announces that he will soon introduce legislation requiring an audit of the Federal Reserve. If the audit reveals what he suspects, he will strongly urge Congress to abolish the Federal Reserve. But if neither of the above happens, Congress could at least repeal legal tender laws, thereby ending the [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy | Tagged Competing Currencies, Congress, Currency, Dollar, End the Fed, Federal Reserve, Monopoly |
By RonPaul.com on February 14, 2009
Date: 02/13/2009 Transcript: Ron Paul: “I just left the House floor and I voted against the so-called stimulus package. Obviously, it’s not going to stimulate anything other than the growth of big government. It looks like it will not be difficult to pass, and the Democrats have the vote. One thing I could say about [...]
Posted in Economy, Ron Paul's Video Updates | Tagged Congress, Legislation, Shenanigans, Stimulus Package, Vote |
By RonPaul.com on February 13, 2009
Channel: C-SPAN Date: 02/13/2009 Transcript: Ron Paul: “Madam Speaker, I have a few questions for my colleagues. What if our foreign policy of the past century is deeply flawed and has not served our national security interest? What if we wake up one day and realize that the terrorist threat is the predictable consequence of [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Congress, What If |
By RonPaul.com on February 10, 2009
At today’s House Financial Services Hearing, Ron Paul spoke for millions of outraged Americans when he accused the Federal Reserve of conducting its business in secret and of hiding important facts, such as the contents of its meetings with other central banks, from Congress and the public. He called on the banking cartel to stop [...]
Posted in Economy, Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Central Economic Planning, Congress, Federal Reserve, House Financial Services Committee, Price Fixing |
By Jad Hage on February 9, 2009
This commentary was written by Jad Hage. You too can write for RonPaul.com by joining us here. Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss On November 4th, 2008, 8,538,559 more people voted for Barack Obama than did for John McCain, giving Obama a landslide victory in the Electoral College. Mr. Obama won this [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, President Obama, Ron Paul 2008 | Tagged 9/11, Bush, Civil Liberties, Congress, Constitution, corporate media, Election, executive order, Freedom, law, Liberties, Obama, Ron Paul |
By RonPaul.com on February 8, 2009
Ron Paul released a video update on the Stimulus Package. He says that the Keynesian and socialistic mentality behind the package will run the economy further into the ground and might eventually destroy the dollar. Source: Campaign for Liberty Date: 2/7/2009 Key points: The “stimulus” package is a pure spending package and it looks like [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Video Updates | Tagged Congress, Dollar, Keynes, Senate, Socialism, Stimulus |
By RonPaul.com on February 5, 2009
Statement of Congressman Ron Paul United States House of Representatives Statement on Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act February 3, 2009 Madame Speaker, I rise to introduce legislation to restore financial stability to America’s economy by abolishing the Federal Reserve. Since the creation of the Federal Reserve, middle and working-class Americans have been victimized by a [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Congress, End the Fed |
By RonPaul.com on January 29, 2009
Statement of Congressman Ron Paul United States House of Representatives Statement on the Tax Free Tips Act January 29, 2009 Madame Speaker, I rise to help millions of working Americans by introducing the Tax Free Tips Act. As the title suggests, this legislation makes tips exempt from federal income and payroll taxes. Tips often compose [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Congress, Tax Free Tips, Taxes |
By RonPaul.com on January 29, 2009
Statement of Congressman Ron Paul United States House of Representatives Statement Introducing Legislation Allowing Interstate Shipment of Unpasteurized Milk January 29, 2009 Madame Speaker, I rise to introduce legislation that allows the shipment and distribution of unpasteurized milk and milk products for human consumption across state lines. This legislation removes an unconstitutional restraint on farmers [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Congress, Consumers, Milk |
By RonPaul.com on January 26, 2009
In his latest column Ron Paul compares the new $825 billion “stimulus package” to the much-hated 2008 TARP bailout, where a bunch of failed bankers extorted hundreds of billions of dollars from a scared Congress operating under the influence of vicious lies, empty promises, and even threats of civil unrest and martial law. Unfortunately, it [...]
Posted in Economy | Tagged Bailouts, Congress, Scam, Socialism, Stimulus, TARP |
By RonPaul.com on January 23, 2009
In this speech to Congress, Ron Paul outlines the path to recovery: Liquidation of bad debt, a new work ethic, a sound currency, and a free society. Audience: U.S. House Channel: C-SPAN Date: 1/21/2009 Ron Paul: “Mr. Speaker, it’s been said and all too often ignored: if you live beyond your means you will be [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy | Tagged Bretton Woods, Congress, Dollar, Economy, Inflation, Recovery |
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 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 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 18, 2008
Ron Paul questions Ben Bernanke about his secret meetings with other central bankers. What have they been talking about? Is the dollar finished and is there a new world currency on the agenda? What role is gold going to play, if any? Bernanke, while remaining evasive about the details of his meetings, denies the rumors [...]
Posted in Monetary Policy | Tagged Ben Bernanke, Congress, Dollar, Federal Reserve, Gold, Ron Paul, World Currency |
By RonPaul.com on November 12, 2008
CNN.com published Ron Paul’s latest article, “GOP should ask why U.S. is on the wrong track“, on its front page. In his commentary, Ron Paul asserts that America wants change and that is why Barack Obama won the election. But: “It mattered not that the change offered was no change at all, only a change [...]
Posted in Republican Party, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Change, CNN, Congress, Future, GOP, Obama |
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 | Tagged Congress, Socialism, Stimulous Package |
By RonPaul.com on October 24, 2008
Ron Paul was interviewed on CNN’s American Morning today. He responded to Alan Greenspan’s Testimony to Congress, criticized the former Federal Reserve Chairman’s contribution to the financial crisis, and talked about the upcoming election.
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul 2008 | Tagged Alan Greenspan, Congress, Elections, Federal Reserve, Ron Paul, videos |