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Ron Paul on Free Markets, Regulation, Auditing the Fed and Healthcare

Show: White House Brief
Host: Paul Westcott
Date: 11/4/2009 or 11/5/2009
Transcript
Paul Westcott: Congressman Ron Paul, you spoke recently before the House Financial Services Committee during the mark up of what’s being called the Investor Protection Act of 2009. Really, you know, you were explaining the difference between regulation and bureaucracy. Can you explain that for our audience? [...]

Ron Paul on Marijuana Radio

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Show: Marijuana Radio
Date: 3/31/2009
Transcript:
McKenna: All right. Well, we’ve got Congressman Ron Paul on the phone. Hello?
Ron Paul: Hello.
McKenna: How are you?
DanK: The one and only.
Ron Paul: I’m just fine.
McKenna: Okay, we’re very excited to have you on this evening.
Stoner Circle: Yes, indeed.
McKenna: Thank you so much.
DanK: Yes.
Stoner Circle: Thank you very [...]

Ron Paul on The Young Turks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCBrsOpJCmw
Show: The Young Turks
Date: 3/26/2009
Transcript:
Cenk Uygur: Now, the interview we’ve been waiting for for a while. Dr. Ron Paul, the Congressman from the great state of Texas. Dr. Paul, thank you for joining us.
Ron Paul: It’s good to be with you.
Cenk Uygur: We have a lot to discuss. Let’s get to the economy [...]

Guilty until Proven Innocent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXJb-JkysEQ
Event: Financial Regulation Hearing – House Financial Services Committee
Channel: C-SPAN3
Date: 3/26/2009
Transcript:
Barney Frank: The gentleman from Texas.
Ron Paul: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Chairman in his opening statement talked about the problem being excessive leverage and I certainly agree with that and others refer to that as pure emitting of debt, and then we ran into [...]

Ron Paul: Why More Regulation Makes Things Worse

Ron Paul explains why those who blame the free market for the financial crisis are wrong, and how excessive regulation encourages moral corruption as well as blind, irrational trust in government oversight.
The Moral Hazard of Regulation

by Ron Paul
Since the bailout bill passed, I have been frequently disturbed to hear “experts” wrongly blaming the free market [...]