By RonPaul.com on April 24, 2011
by Ron Paul Last week the financial markets were roiled by Standard & Poor’s announcement that they will change their outlook on the fiscal health of the United States over the next two years from “stable” to “negative”. The administration decried this decision as political. However, it seems the only political thing about this decision [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Budget, Debt, Rating |
By RonPaul.com on January 27, 2011
If the Fed couldn’t buy government debt, interest rates would go up and the Congress would have to cut back spending. Date: 01/26/2011 Transcript Ron Paul: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I appreciate you holding these hearings, because the subject of unemployment certainly is one issue that everybody in the Congress agrees with. We’re worried [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve | Tagged Debt, Debt Monetization, Interest rates, Spending |
By RonPaul.com on January 26, 2011
Ron Paul explains why he favors cutting government spending rather than raising more revenue. Date: 01/25/2011 Transcript Neil Cavuto: He’s saying, “With their votes, the American people determined their governing will now be a shared responsibility between parties. New laws will only pass with support from Democrats and Republicans.” Again, echoing this bipartisan theme, he [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Debt, Spending, State of the Union |
By RonPaul.com on January 20, 2011
Ron Paul explains why the U.S. government’s self-destructive foreign policy is bi-partisan. He goes on to present his ideas for saving the sinking, debt-ridden ship that America has become in recent decades. Date: 01/20/2011 Transcript Mika Brzezinski: Joining us from Washington, Republican Congressman from Texas, Representative Ron Paul also joining the conversation this morning. And [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Afghanistan, Debt, Iraq, Obama |
By RonPaul.com on January 6, 2011
People have to learn how to take care of themselves because the debt-ridden government can no longer fulfill its promises. Date: 01/06/2011
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Debt |
By RonPaul.com on November 28, 2010
Ron Paul has two proposals for the new Congress: 1) Refuse to raise the debt limit! Find a way, month by month, for Congress to spend only what the Treasury raises in revenue. 2) Start over from scratch with the 13 appropriations bills that fund the federal government. Reject any talk of baseline budgets or [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Debt, Debt Ceiling, Spending, Tea Party |
By RonPaul.com on June 26, 2010
Ron Paul and Rand Paul were interviewed by Eric King on King World News, addressing questions about the Audit the Fed bill, the economic crisis, the exploding U.S. debt, and the coming economic collapse. Ron Paul and Rand Paul Interview Click the link above to listen now, or download the interview as an MP3 file [...]
Posted in Rand Paul, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Audit the Fed, Collapse, Debt, economics, King World News, Tea Party |
By RonPaul.com on June 6, 2010
Date: 06/07/2010 Why Governments Hate Gold by Ron Paul This past week several emerging and ongoing crises took attention away from the ongoing sovereign debt problems in Greece. The bailouts are merely kicking the can down the road and making things worse for taxpaying citizens, here and abroad. Greece is unfortunately not unique in its [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Big Government, Debt, Fiat Money, Gold, Greece, Silver |
By RonPaul.com on May 17, 2010
Channel: CNBC Show: Squawk Box Date: 05/17/2010 Transcript Becky Quick: Let’s get to our next guest right now, Representative Ron Paul. He’s a member of the Financial Services and Joint Economic Committees, and Congressman, thank you for joining us. Ron Paul: Thank you for having me. Becky Quick: I’m not sure if you heard the [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged CNBC, Contagion, Debt, Greece, Squawk Box |