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Ron Paul gives us his thoughts on how the markets lost confidence and what can be done to address the real problems.

Hello.
I wanted to visit a little bit with you about the press conference that George Bush held today. Once again, the President addressed the nation for the purpose of restoring confidence to the market. [...]

by Ron Paul
It has not been a good week for the Republic. It took quite a bit of trampling of the Constitution, but the bailout bill passed, as I suspected it would.
The bailout failed the first time it was brought to the House. Undaunted, the Senate pressed on by attaching the bailout as an amendment [...]

Dear Friend,
A lot of folks have begun calling B.J. Lawson the next Ron Paul. The comparison is very flattering… for me.
For those who are not yet familiar, B.J. Lawson is a wonderful young candidate running for Congress in North Carolina’s Fourth Congressional District. B.J. is a medical doctor, family man, Constitutionalist and a fierce defender [...]

United States House of Representatives
Statement on HR 1424
October 3, 2008
Ron Paul
Madame Speaker, only in Washington could a bill demonstrably worse than its predecessor be brought back for another vote and actually expect to gain votes. That this bailout was initially defeated was a welcome surprise, but the power-brokers in Washington and on Wall Street could [...]

This is a letter to Ron Paul and to all who are sick and tired of the “big money” running our country’s affairs. We “little people” are what make this country work…they are NOT listening to us!
You just watched them pass another bail out bill under pressure by Bush and the cronies! They’re killing us [...]

The process of this bailout reminds me of a panic-stricken swimmer thrashing in the water only making his situation worse. Even a “bipartisan deal” - whatever that is supposed to mean - will not stop the Congress from thrashing about.
The beneficiaries of the corrupt monetary system of the last three decades are now desperately [...]

by Ron Paul
I’ve discussed just a few benefits of sound money in the last two weeks, and contrasted them to the perils of fiat currency. Sound money keeps government spending in check, keeps trade fair and honest, which reduces the temptations, and many underlying causes, for governments to wage wars. It also gives you the [...]

Congressman Ron Paul
U.S. House of Representatives
July 16, 2002
“Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce the Free Housing Market Enhancement Act. This legislation restores a free market in housing by repealing special privileges for housing-related government sponsored enterprises (GSEs). These entities are the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie), and the [...]

Dear Friends:
The financial meltdown the economists of the Austrian School predicted has arrived.
We are in this crisis because of an excess of artificially created credit at the hands of the Federal Reserve System. The solution being proposed? More artificial credit by the Federal Reserve. No liquidation of bad debt and malinvestment is to be allowed. [...]

“Mr. Chairman, I believe that our economy faces a bleak future, particularly if the latest $700 billion bailout plan ends up passing. We risk committing the same errors that prolonged the misery of the Great Depression, namely keeping prices from falling. Instead of allowing overvalued financial assets to take a hit and trade on the [...]