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Fed Creates Boom & Bust Cycles and Should Be Abolished

By tmartin on March 18, 2009

In Tuesday’s interview on Bloomberg TV, Ron Paul says that the free market, not the Federal Reserve, should determine interest rates. There is no need for a Chief Central Economic Planner that creates money out of thin air, causes financial bubbles and leads us into crises like the one we’re having right now.

Channel: Bloomberg TV
Date: [...]

Posted in Economy, Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Bloomberg TV, Boom, Bust, Central Economic Planning, Economic crisis, End the Fed | 14 Responses

Obama Administration’s Meddling Increases Uncertainty

By tmartin on March 2, 2009

In his latest column Ron Paul points out that the economic crisis is not a liquidity problem and that government intervention only increases uncertainty and contributes to the weakening economy. — tmartin

Download the column as an MP3 file here (3:13 minutes).
Is Spending the Answer?
by Ron Paul
This week, Congress and the administration once again showed their [...]

Posted in Economy, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Economic crisis, Liquidity, Meddling, Obama | 2 Responses

Ron Paul: Greenspan is Responsible

By tmartin on February 19, 2009

On February 17, Ron Paul was interviewed by Dom Giordano on 1210 Big Talker Radio (Philadelphia).
In the interview, Ron Paul reveals the name of the person who is most responsible for the crisis, condemns the scaremongering tactics and planned takeover by Obama and his cronies, and reports on the shenanigans surrounding the passage of the [...]

Posted in Economy, President Obama, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Alan Greenspan, Economic crisis, Obama, Stimulus Bill | 58 Responses

Ron Paul on Money, Banking and the Crisis (1988)

By tmartin on February 15, 2009

In this 1988 interview, Ron Paul talks about money, banking and the Federal Reserve, and predicts the current financial crisis.

Show: American Power Structure
Date: August 1988
Transcript:
Voiceover: American Power Structure. We’re joined by John Cone.
Frank Morrow: Ron there’s an old statement I’ve read heard about people saying, in Congress, that banks never lose.
Ron Paul: Well, I think [...]

Posted in Economy, Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged 1988, Banking, Economic crisis, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Inflation, Money, Ron Paul | 11 Responses

What Would Ron Paul Do?

By tmartin on February 2, 2009

In his latest column, Ron Paul once again prescribes the only cure that could save America: Cut taxes, cut spending, bring our troops home, downsize government, abolish the Federal Reserve, return to sound money and start living within our means. — tmartin
Cures for Our Economic Disease
by Ron Paul
I have recently had several opportunities on various [...]

Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Economic crisis, Federal Reserve, Sound money, Spending, Stimulus, Taxes | Leave a response

Ron Paul and Dick Armey discuss crisis

By admin 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 | 20 Responses

Ron Paul’s Hopes for the Future

By tmartin on November 11, 2008

We might not see any changes for the better during the next administration, but at least we have hope. In his latest column, Ron Paul congratulates Barack Obama for winning the Presidency and relates the following dreams:

that we can become a more just and colorblind society where respect for the individual overcomes group mentality [this [...]

Posted in Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Change, Economic crisis, Foreign Policy, Hope, Obama | 6 Responses

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