Ron Paul

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• More Power for the Fed

  Published 07 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Last week I was pleased to see my Republican colleagues take up the cause to fully and completely audit the Federal Reserve by including my…

• The Military Can Waste Money Too

  Published 28 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  This past week various news events once again made it abundantly clear that our foreign policy is an abject failure. Unfortunately, in spite of this…

• Too Much Government in the Gulf

  Published 21 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Sadly, the disaster in the Gulf continues this week as BP's efforts at containment keep hitting snags and residents along the coast scramble to clean…

• Authoritarianism is Bad for Your Health

  Published 14 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The administration's terrible healthcare reform bill is now law, but the debate over how-- and whether-- the federal government should be involved in providing healthcare…

• Why Governments Hate Gold

  Published 07 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  This past week several emerging and ongoing crises took attention away from the ongoing sovereign debt problems in Greece. The bailouts are merely kicking the…

• Put Patients and Doctors Back in Control of Healthcare

  Published 01 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Most everyone agrees that health care in the United States has major problems, the biggest problems relating to skyrocketing costs. No one doubts the system…

• More Blank Checks to the Military Industrial Complex

  Published 24 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Congress, with its insatiable appetite for spending, is set to pass yet another "supplemental" appropriations bill in the next two weeks. So-called supplemental bills allow…

• The Government as Identity Thieves

  Published 17 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The spotlight remains on the Greek sovereign debt crisis as the riots continue. The terms of the Greek bailout from the IMF and Eurozone countries…

• Fed Audit Under Fire

  Published 10 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

  It doesn't come as too much of a surprise that the measure to audit the Federal Reserve is coming under continuous fire from the central…

• Congress Freezes Its Own Pay

  Published 03 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Last week Congress did something fiscally responsible. It's not very often I can say that. Granted, it was small in the grand scheme of things,…

• Socialism vs Corporatism

  Published 26 April 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Lately many have characterized this administration as socialist, or having strong socialist leanings. I differ with this characterization. This is not to say Mr. Obama…

• End the Mandate

  Published 19 April 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Last week I introduced a very important piece of legislation that I hope will gain as much or more support as my Audit the Fed…

• The FCIC: Passing the Buck

  Published 12 April 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Last week the federal government's Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission held hearings as part of their continuing investigation into the causes of the acute economic meltdown…

• Government and Gasoline

  Published 05 April 2010 | viewed 2,103 times

  As we head into the summer driving season and gasoline prices are again creeping up, the administration has announced plans to explore opening up more…

• Healthcare and Economic Realities

  Published 29 March 2010 | viewed 0 times

  With passage of last week's bill, the American people are now the unhappy recipients of Washington's disastrous prescription for healthcare "reform." Congressional leaders relied on…

• Healthcare Reform Passes

  Published 22 March 2010 | viewed 1,268 times

  Following months of heated public debate and aggressive closed-door negotiations, Congress finally cast a historic vote on healthcare late Sunday evening. It was truly a…

• Supporting the War Instead of the Troops

  Published 15 March 2010 | viewed 1,762 times

  Last week, Congress debated a resolution directing the President to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan no later than the end of this year. The Constitution…

• Census: A Little Too Personal

  Published 08 March 2010 | viewed 2,823 times

  Last week Congress voted to encourage participation in the 2010 census. I voted "No" on this resolution for the simple, obvious reason that the census-…

• Bizarre Spending Habits

  Published 01 March 2010 | viewed 1,987 times

  Last week I had the opportunity to bring up spending and transparency in two important hearings. On Wednesday I questioned Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke…

• Government Stimulus, One Year Later

  Published 22 February 2010 | viewed 2,320 times

  Last week marked the one year anniversary of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, or the stimulus bill, passing into law. While the debate over…