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By RonPaul.com on August 15, 2011
On August 15th, 1971, President Richard Nixon announced the end of the Bretton Woods Gold Exchange Standard. Under that system, the U.S. had promised to fix the price of gold at $35 per ounce. But federal expenditures for the Vietnam War and persistent balance of payments deficits led Richard Nixon to renege to end the [...]
Posted in Ron Paul in Congress | Tagged Anniversary, Gold Standard, Nixon |
By RonPaul.com on June 16, 2011
Original article at Democrats.org: You Should Know: Five Facts About Ron Paul
Posted in Media Coverage of Ron Paul | Tagged Bailouts, Flat Tax, Gold Standard, Social Security |
By RonPaul.com on October 2, 2010
Without the Federal Reserve there could be no welfare state and no warfare state, and that’s just two of the compelling reasons why we need to end the secretive and unaccountable institution’s financial monopoly as soon as possible. Date: 09/29/2010 Transcript Eric Bolling: Hello, America, and welcome to “Money Rocks”. You know, yesterday we did [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Competing Currencies, End the Fed, Gold, Gold Standard |
By RonPaul.com on October 6, 2009
Channel: Fox News Date: 10/5/2009 News Anchor: Not too long ago the dollar was as good as gold. In fact, dollar bills were labeled “gold certificates”. So just imagine if the dollar was as good as gold once again. If confidence is one of the failures of our financial system right now, would a gold [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve | Tagged Bubble, Competing Currencies, End the Fed, Gold, Gold Standard, Silver, Treasury Bills |
By RonPaul.com on September 23, 2009
Date of Recording: 9/17/2009 or 9/18/2009
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Fiat Currency, G-20, Global Currency, Gold, Gold Standard, Pittsburgh |
By RonPaul.com on May 25, 2009
G. Edward Griffin, author of “The Creature from Jekyll Island“, joins Gary Franchi on the latest edition of the Reality Report to discuss the creation of the Federal Reserve, HR 1207, competing currencies and fields questions from the viewers. Transcript Gary Franchi: Hello, Gary Franchi here for another edition of the Reality Report on Freedom.TV. [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve | Tagged Audit the Fed, End the Fed, G. Edward Griffin, Gold Standard, HR 1207, The Creature from Jekyll Island |
By RonPaul.com on February 3, 2009
Ron Paul and Judge Andrew Napolitano discuss the bailouts, the stimulus, the crisis, the gold standard, the debt, individualism and collectivism on Napolitano’s show “Brian and the Judge”. Show: Brian and the Judge Channel: Fox News Radio Date: 2/3/2009 Transcript: Andrew Napolitano: There are very few people on the Congress of the United States of [...]
Posted in Economy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Andrew Napolitano, Bailout, Brian and the Judge, Collectivism, Crisis, Debt, Gold Standard, Individualism, Stimulus |
By RonPaul.com on February 1, 2009
Ron Paul is interviewed about “dumping the faith-based Federal Reserve system”. He talks about the history of the gold standard and the dollar, and proposes a transition period where free-market gold currencies could openly compete against the dollar. Channel: Fox Business Date: 1/30/2009 Transcript: Reporter: It’s not too long ago the dollar was as good [...]
Posted in Monetary Policy | Tagged Fox News, Gold Standard |
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 | Tagged Alchemy, Bailouts, Federal Reserve, God, Gold Standard, Socialism |
By Mike Cuneo on October 9, 2008
by Mike Cuneo Whether you think we are in a recession, depression, contraction, correction, or whatever, the key point is, our economy is headed for a complete and utter collapse in 5-7 years if we don’t act now. Bailing out companies that are built on worthless assets might stave off the trouble for a little [...]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Economy, Foreign Policy, Monetary Policy, Social Security | Tagged Afghanistan, Department of Education, Fair Tax, Gold Standard, Iraq, IRS, Privatization, UN, War on Drugs |