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By RonPaul.com on September 27, 2011
CLINTON, Iowa — Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul said Tuesday he would work toward maintaining Social Security and cut overseas military spending to “keep the promises made” to senior citizens, as he trekked through eastern Iowa seeking to build support for his candidacy. Paul met a packed room at Clinton Community College here, calling for [...]
Posted in Iowa, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Social Security |
By RonPaul.com on July 20, 2011
Transcript Jeffrey Brown: And finally tonight an interview with Republican presidential candidate, Ron Paul. It’s the first in our series of conversations with the contenders seeking to take on Barack Obama in next year’s election. Judy Woodruff sat down with the congressman from Texas on Capitol Hill earlier today. Judy Woodruff: Congressman Ron Paul, thank [...]
Posted in Debt, Economy, Foreign Policy, Ron Paul 2012 | Tagged Afghanistan, Budget, Corporate Welfare, Medicare, Social Security |
By RonPaul.com on July 13, 2011
Roger H. comments: “Call [Obama]‘s bluff on Social Security. [He] doesn’t realize that this is not entitlement, it was paid in by hard working citizens from their paychecks. It is not money that is owed for interest on phony notes and bonds printed up by the Federal Reserve. The wave of defaults that this will [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Debt Ceiling, Obama, Scare Tactics, Social Security |
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 December 26, 2010
Why the Government Lies About Social Security by Ron Paul Perhaps the biggest media story of 2010 was the influence of Tea Party voters on the Congressional landscape. The new Congress comes to Capitol Hill with a mandate to end profligate spending and restore fiscal sanity in Washington, we are told. But when the House [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Entitlements, Social Security, Spending |
By RonPaul.com on November 10, 2010
Ron Paul reacts to the proposed cuts in spending, a massive overhaul of the tax code and reductions in Social Security benefits aimed to get the massive deficit under control. Date: 11/10/2010 Transcript Dylan Ratigan: Joining us now with his first reaction to today’s draft proposal, the fiery deficit hawk himself hailing from Texas, Republican [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Currency Manipulation, Debt Monetization, Dylan Ratigan, Inflation, Social Security, Troops, War, Welfare State |
By RonPaul.com on November 8, 2010
Date: 11/08/2010 Reject the Welfare/Warfare State by Ron Paul Last week’s midterm elections have been characterized as a victory for grassroots Americans who are fed up with Washington and the political status quo. In particular, the elections are being touted as a clear indicator that voters demand reductions in federal spending, deficits, and debt. If [...]
Posted in Economy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Medicare, Social Security, Welfare-Warfare State |
By RonPaul.com on September 8, 2010
Ron Paul appeared on CNN’s Situation Room today to discuss his positions on Social Security privatization, the planned Quran burning, and the latest Rand Paul poll. Transcript Wolf Blitzer: Joining us now is a Republican who comes to this debate with his always unique and outspoken point of view, Congressman Ron Paul of Texas. Congressman, [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews, Tax Freedom | Tagged Quran Burning, Rand Paul, Social Security, Tax Breaks |
By RonPaul.com on April 22, 2010
Ron Paul appeared on MSNBC’s Hardball today to discuss Social Security, Obamacare and the Tea Party movement. Channel: MSNBC Show: Hardball Date: 04/22/2010 Transript Chris Matthews: Welcome back. We saw thousands of Tea Partiers rally in Washington on Tax Day last week. And a recent political poll actually shows the movement is split between social [...]
Posted in Health Care, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Chris Matthews, Hardball, MSNBC, Obamacare, Sarah Palin, Social Security, Tea Party |
By RonPaul.com on December 10, 2009
Show: Mike Church Show Host: Mike Church Date: 12/9/2009 Transcript Mike Church: And just as I promised, we have Congressman Ron Paul on the line with us, and we have him for enough time to ask certain questions about what’s going on today here today. Do you have a question for the congressman? 1-866-95-PATRIOT or [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Afghanistan, Constitution, Jury Nollufication, Mike Church, Pakistan, Secession, Social Security |
By RonPaul.com on November 2, 2009
by Ron Paul There has been a lot of talk in Washington recently about senior citizens, mostly about how various healthcare reform models would help or hurt them. But there is another critical issue that has quietly devastated seniors financially over the last few decades. It concerns how the cost of living is calculated. How [...]
Posted in Ron Paul's Legislation, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged CPI, Social Security, Statistics |
By RonPaul.com on October 30, 2009
Earlier this week, Congressman Ron Paul sent a letter to all Members of Congress asking them to support his legislation HR 219 The Social Security Preservation Act, which simply states that all monies raised by the Social Security Trust Fund will be used only in payments to beneficiaries or invested in interest-bearing certificates of deposit. [...]
Posted in Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Legislation | Tagged HR 219, Social Security |