@pablocoon I have been trying to understand the ambivalence the Cato/Reason crowd has towards Ron Paul, even the Tea Party for that matter. It seems like he embodies the professed values of these groups more than any politician possibly in the history of the Union. What is the problem here?
@eric5335 money is a medium of exchange, wealth should be gauged by property one has acquired not the paper medium used to facilitate trade between people. If you get what I am saying, the problem I see is we have been brain washed in to thinking the paper is the wealth not, land, cars, friends and other things and the fact that our government has made it illegal for us to own property.
Love Ron Paul, wish he didn't use "a" so much when he was thinking though. But if it comes between having a candidate that thinks and one that doesn't I'll choose the thinking man every time.
@eric5335 Congressional Record, March 9, 1933 on HR 1491 p. 83. "Under the new law the money is issued to the banks in return for government obligations, bills of exchange, drafts, notes, trade acceptances, and bankers acceptances. The money will be worth 100 cents on the dollar, because it is backed by the credit of the nation. It will represent a mortgage on all the homes, and other property of all the people of the nation."
@eric5335 Senate Document No. 43, 73rd Congress, 1st Session, which states: "The ownership of all property is in the state; individual so-called 'ownership' is only by virtue of the government, i.e., law, amounting to mere user; and use must be in accordance with law and subordinate to the necessities of the state."
@032125 I think he leans towards Rothbard, but has decided his best course of action is to brand himself a Constitutionalist and work to that end. I'll take it.
@Texcentric Yes, it is really pompous to look at things objectively. Next time I be sure to criticize one president for something that doesn't even matter, and then ignore everything that shows that just about every president does it anyways.
@johnnycmajor Be careful what you wish for. What Dr. Paul says might make sense to you, but to many people it can sound crazy. Obama could easily do something like claim Ron Paul would eventually want to eliminate OSHA (which is hopefully true) and allow companies to abuse workers and force unsafe conditions on them (of course untrue). Obama could get away with doing little things like that and always put Paul on the defensive.
@eric5335 sorry not trying to spam you just giving proof of statement plus the Constitution Say we have the right to property and they can not take it with out Due process and they just made that illegal to with senate bill 1867 we are in trouble my friend :(
I find it hilarious how so many of these commenters are saying that Ron Paul is our "only" hope and in some cases our "savior." As if he is Jesus! Hahaha . . . By the way, I agree with Ron Paul when it comes to economics for the most part, but I totally disagree with his foreign policy. Go ahead and give me crap, but that's where I stand.
thank you Dr. Paul Paul/Stills 2012 :)
It is so good to see Ron Paul at the Cato Institute. Cato could definitely use a more prominent Austrian flare.
@pablocoon I have been trying to understand the ambivalence the Cato/Reason crowd has towards Ron Paul, even the Tea Party for that matter. It seems like he embodies the professed values of these groups more than any politician possibly in the history of the Union. What is the problem here?
@rubbersole79
Funny, don't remember those organizations talking about teleprompters...
@rubbersole79
oh please not the teleprompter tripe again!
@SirTenenbaum Couldn't agree more. The flaws of neoclassical economics seem to water down some of Cato's papers.
20 seamless, coherent minutes. And nary a teleprompter in sight!
@eric5335 money is a medium of exchange, wealth should be gauged by property one has acquired not the paper medium used to facilitate trade between people. If you get what I am saying, the problem I see is we have been brain washed in to thinking the paper is the wealth not, land, cars, friends and other things and the fact that our government has made it illegal for us to own property.
Love Ron Paul, wish he didn't use "a" so much when he was thinking though. But if it comes between having a candidate that thinks and one that doesn't I'll choose the thinking man every time.
@eric5335 Congressional Record, March 9, 1933 on HR 1491 p. 83. "Under the new law the money is issued to the banks in return for government obligations, bills of exchange, drafts, notes, trade acceptances, and bankers acceptances. The money will be worth 100 cents on the dollar, because it is backed by the credit of the nation. It will represent a mortgage on all the homes, and other property of all the people of the nation."
@eric5335 Senate Document No. 43, 73rd Congress, 1st Session, which states: "The ownership of all property is in the state; individual so-called 'ownership' is only by virtue of the government, i.e., law, amounting to mere user; and use must be in accordance with law and subordinate to the necessities of the state."
@TheAtheistPaladin
Sorry. Mostly PBS Newshour and RT News for me, but I check others out sometimes. So what?
@032125 I think he leans towards Rothbard, but has decided his best course of action is to brand himself a Constitutionalist and work to that end. I'll take it.
@johnnycmajor oh God please we can only hope!!!!
@Texcentric
Yes, it is really pompous to look at things objectively. Next time I be sure to criticize one president for something that doesn't even matter, and then ignore everything that shows that just about every president does it anyways.
@johnnycmajor Be careful what you wish for. What Dr. Paul says might make sense to you, but to many people it can sound crazy. Obama could easily do something like claim Ron Paul would eventually want to eliminate OSHA (which is hopefully true) and allow companies to abuse workers and force unsafe conditions on them (of course untrue). Obama could get away with doing little things like that and always put Paul on the defensive.
@TheAtheistPaladin
"O" don't go without one often, and downright embarrasin' at times when he does....we've all seen the clips....
@eric5335 sorry not trying to spam you just giving proof of statement plus the Constitution Say we have the right to property and they can not take it with out Due process and they just made that illegal to with senate bill 1867 we are in trouble my friend :(
I dunno... he just makes too much goddam sense.
Well done Ron Paul. Private money for the win. Abolish the State.
Now compare this guy's speech with that of Shelton's watch?v=L6HLNv0SVPQ
I find it hilarious how so many of these commenters are saying that Ron Paul is our "only" hope and in some cases our "savior." As if he is Jesus! Hahaha . . .
By the way, I agree with Ron Paul when it comes to economics for the most part, but I totally disagree with his foreign policy. Go ahead and give me crap, but that's where I stand.
Ron paul would make a good Secretary of the Treasury but he's no public speaker...