Ron Paul

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• The Federal Reserve Monopoly over Money

  Published 09 April 2007 | viewed 4,578 times

  Recently I had the opportunity to question Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke when he appeared before the congressional Joint Economic committee. The topic that morning…

• Don't Blame the Market for Housing Bubble

  Published 19 March 2007 | viewed 6,585 times

  The U.S. housing market, long considered vulnerable by many economists, is now on the verge of suffering a serious collapse in many regions. Commodities guru…

• The Coming Entitlement Meltdown

  Published 05 March 2007 | viewed 7,356 times

  David Walker, Comptroller General at the Government Accountability Office, appeared on the show "60 Minutes" last evening to discuss the federal budget outlook. If you…

• Inflation and War Finance

  Published 29 January 2007 | viewed 8,906 times

  The Pentagon recently reported that it now spends roughly $8.4 billion per month waging the war in Iraq, while the additional cost of our engagement…

• The World's Reserve Currency

  Published 01 January 2007 | viewed 12,074 times

  The financial press reported last week that the euro, the new currency created only five years ago and used by most European nations, has supplanted…

• Monetary Inflation is the Problem

  Published 04 December 2006 | viewed 5,865 times

  The financial press reported last week that the value of the U.S. dollar plummeted to a 14-year low against the British pound, and weakened against…

• Milton Friedman 1912-2006

  Published 20 November 2006 | viewed 5,057 times

  The death of economist Milton Friedman last week at the age of 94 marks a great loss for advocates of freedom everywhere. He was perhaps…

• Demographic Reality and the Entitlement State

  Published 13 November 2006 | viewed 4,302 times

  The Government Accountability Office, or GAO, is an investigative arm of Congress charged with the thankless task of accounting for the money received and spent…

• The NAFTA Superhighway

  Published 30 October 2006 | viewed 6,121 times

  By now many Texans have heard about the proposed "NAFTA Superhighway," which is also referred to as the trans-Texas corridor. What you may not know…

• A North American United Nations?

  Published 28 August 2006 | viewed 4,752 times

  Globalists and one-world promoters never seem to tire of coming up with ways to undermine the sovereignty of the United States. The most recent attempt…

• IRS Threatens Political Speech

  Published 24 July 2006 | viewed 5,482 times

  Five years ago, I wrote about threats made by the Internal Revenue Service against conservative churches for supposedly engaging in politicking. Today, the IRS is…

• The Inflation Tax

  Published 17 July 2006 | viewed 5,200 times

  All government spending represents a tax. The inflation tax, while largely ignored, hurts middle-class and low-income Americans the most. Simply put, printing money to pay…

• Federal Reserve Policy Destroys the Value of Your Savings

  Published 10 July 2006 | viewed 6,335 times

  For years officials at the Federal Reserve Bank, including Chairman Bernanke himself, have assured us that inflation is under control and not a problem-- even…

• Congress Rejects UN Taxes

  Published 20 June 2006 | viewed 5,178 times

  Let me ask you a question: Do you think you pay enough taxes? Throughout the year you paid federal taxes through withholding, including Social Security…

• The Declining Dollar Erodes Personal Savings

  Published 15 May 2006 | viewed 7,212 times

  A recent article in BusinessWeek magazine by James Mehring paints a stark picture of the ongoing decline of the U.S. dollar. The dollar has lost…

• Foreign Policy, Monetary Policy, and Gas Prices

  Published 08 May 2006 | viewed 5,930 times

  The burning issue in Washington today is high gas prices, and it won't go away anytime soon. Americans are not happy about paying $3 per…

• Cough Up

  Published 10 April 2006 | viewed 5,454 times

  April 15th, our national tax day, comes this year just as Congress prepares to pass the 2007 federal budget. If you think paying taxes was…

• The Perils of Economic Ignorance

  Published 27 March 2006 | viewed 7,034 times

  Last week in this column I wrote of a perfect economic storm facing America, caused by a federal government that spends, borrows, and prints so…