Gary Johnson 2012. Seems a bit more...'stable' to me
You seem to have an excellent knowledge of many subjects and are very articulate.
Economically speaking, what happens when you pump 700 billion dollars into the economic system of a country?
I never supported the last 30 plus years of policies for the rich. But I wouldn't choose a remedy that's quite possibly worse than the problem.What does that do to the value of the dollars already in circulation? Where did that money come from... was it a loan? Who bought the T bonds? What two Presidents pushed with all their might to get it through? I get very leary when the government says the sky is falling just trust me and hurry sign this blank check.
You know if I'm not mistaken, hasn't the fed been audited to the point we discovered secret loans to big banks?Which candidate has the fortitude to ask that we find out where that 700 billion went? Which candidate wants to audit our private company that controls the monetary system of our country and to a large extent or indirectly the worlds?
It's a recession on top of 30 years of supply-side rip off. Also stolen are decades of regulations in place because of the last time we got ripped-off-by-the-same-folks-ripping-us-off-now.Do you really think this is a recession? Could it be we have all lived in a fish tank and have had the majority of water on our side and now the water is spreading out to places like China, India, and other quickly developing countries that are rapidly gaining or passing us economically?
Ever heard of starve-the-beast economics? It's not really philosophy, it's more like so-called small government lawmakers attempting to break what they refuse to manage.We are being herded in the same direction whether it be from the angle of the left or the angle of the right. We are still moving closer and closer to the edge of the cliff.
Did you not like the answer?At this point who do you support and why?
... The person I feel will least-diminish revenues and corporate/safety/environmental regulations.
Don't have to punch holes with Ron. Just pointed out reality and asked how it all works in Ron's world.I have been in many business meetings with "devil's" advocates.... it is easy to sit back and punch holes in plans or ideas, it is much more difficult to formulate solutions.
Well let's see. In the Newt thread I've posted both disparaging and non-disparaging articles and included some personal comments. I disagree with almost as many of Newt's ideas as Ron Paul's. The difference with Newt is he doesn't propose sinking the ship to raise it again. Or not raise it?Not beating on you brother but what I am saying is what I have read for page after page for close to 40 pages. Without committing to any candidate preference, any subject you pick out, you are able to pick out the best aspect of any candidate and disregard the debatable negative thus comfortably only tearing down one candidate.
Outside his base, Ron's economics philosophy is the significant hurdle for the general electorate. My opinion of course.You say not to vote for Ron Paul because as one of your argument points of his ineluctability.
Yeah, I mentioned a candidate who also advocates reform. But it ain't that guy's thread so I don't harp on the mofo.Then when cornered multitude of times you mention a candidate who is vastly more unknown than Ron Paul.
Probably wouldn't vote tomorrow. But I keep few secrets from folks behind the keyboard.I say you mention.... because you have yet to tell us who you support or are leaning to at this time. You know like if you were to vote at a caucus tomorrow. Are you hearing me?
Peace
DB i think you should move along, you may be intelligent but your also an ass.....
Alright asshole, who the fuck you voting for?playing devils advocate is one thing, but when you tell people to post relevantly youy being extremely hypocritical, as i dont believe you have made any relevent posts as it pertains to the title of the thread...
I guess you've wrapped it up.had you posted relevantly to the title of the thread you would support RP as he is the only canidate, who has for well over a decade, made ending hemp and cannabis prohibition a serious priority...
Here are some facts, links, and opinions about Ron Paul and why I feel every individual that has a vote in America should cast if for our most honorable politician, Ron Paul.
Why Dr. Paul is so worried about the FED?
The FED had never been audited and they fought against one tooth and nail. Ron Paul being a man of action was able to get a partial audit of the FED.
What did this audit uncover that Americans should know?
The partial audit revealed, Partial Audit of the Federal Reserve Reveals $16 Trillion in Secret Bailouts — $16,000,000,000,000.00 had been secretly given out to US banks and corporations and FOREIGN banks everywhere from France to Scotland. The entire national debt of the United States government spanning its 200+ year history is “only” $14.5 trillion? Reference (1)
Who got all that money?
The list of institutions that received the most money from the Federal Reserve can be found on page 131 of the GAO Audit and are as follows..
Citigroup: $2.5 trillion ($2,500,000,000,000)
Morgan Stanley: $2.04 trillion ($2,040,000,000,000)
Merrill Lynch: $1.949 trillion ($1,949,000,000,000)
Bank of America: $1.344 trillion ($1,344,000,000,000)
Barclays PLC (United Kingdom): $868 billion ($868,000,000,000)
Bear Sterns: $853 billion ($853,000,000,000)
Goldman Sachs: $814 billion ($814,000,000,000)
Royal Bank of Scotland (UK): $541 billion ($541,000,000,000)
JP Morgan Chase: $391 billion ($391,000,000,000)
Deutsche Bank (Germany): $354 billion ($354,000,000,000)
UBS (Switzerland): $287 billion ($287,000,000,000)
Credit Suisse (Switzerland): $262 billion ($262,000,000,000)
Lehman Brothers: $183 billion ($183,000,000,000)
Bank of Scotland (United Kingdom): $181 billion ($181,000,000,000)
BNP Paribas (France): $175 billion ($175,000,000,000)
and many many more including banks in Belgium of all places
Who contributes to Ron Paul?
Cmte$500,000
US Army$24,503
US Air Force$23,335
US Navy$17,432
Mason Capital Management $14,000
Microsoft Corp $13,398
Boeing Co$10,620
Google Inc$10,390
Overland Sheepskin$10,350
IBM Corp$8,294
US Government$7,756
DUNN Capital Management$7,500
Corriente Advisors$7,500
Greenstreet Co$7,500
Northrop Grumman$7,272
Lockheed Martin$7,208
Intel Corp$6,855
US Dept of Defense$6,524
United Technologies$6,316
Federal Express Corp$6,255
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/contrib.php?id=N00005906
Who contributes to Mitt Romney?
Goldman Sachs$367,200 stole Goldman Sachs: $814 billion ($814,000,000,000)
Credit Suisse Group$203,750 stole Credit Suisse (Switzerland): $262 billion ($262,000,000,000)
Morgan Stanley$199,800 stole Morgan Stanley: $2.04 trillion ($2,040,000,000,000
HIG Capital$186,500
Barclays$157,750 stole Barclays PLC (United Kingdom): $868 billion ($868,000,000,000)
Kirkland & Ellis$132,100
Bank of America$126,500 stole Bank of America: $1.344 trillion ($1,344,000,000,000)
PriceWaterhouseCoopers$118,250
EMC Corp$117,300
JPMorgan Chase & Co$112,250 stole JP Morgan Chase: $391 billion ($391,000,000,000)
The Villages$97,500
Vivint Inc$80,750
Marriott International$79,837
Sullivan & Cromwell$79,250
Bain Capital$74,500
UBS AG$73,750
Wells Fargo$61,500
Blackstone Group$59,800
Citigroup Inc$57,050 stole Citigroup: $2.5 trillion ($2,500,000,000,000)
Bain & Co$52,500
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/contrib.php?id=N00000286
Do a quick comparison for yourself. Which person do you think big banks want in power?
Campaign contributors of $16 TRILLON thieves for Ron Paul equals? ZERO.
Campaign contributors of $16 TRILLON thieves for Mitt Romney equals? It looks like the same list of contributors that stole our money from the FED are backing Mitt Romney……..
I hope this at least helps some people understand why we need Dr. Paul as President. I tried to focus mainly on the FED for this one. There are many more reason to vote for Dr. Paul though so get educated, informed, and ready to change the world!
Vote RON PUAL 2012!
Entire Articles Here
Reference 1 http://tobefree.wordpress.com/2011/...porations-and-foreign-banks-everywhere-from/\
http://www.mooreteacitizens.com/8/p...dit-partial-audit-of-the-federal-reserve.html
Below is the direct link to page 131 where the FED was exposed. GOVERNMENT AUDIT OF THE FED. Not biased rhetoric
http://www.westknollwoodprecinct.com/uploads/7/8/5/8/7858119/gao_fed_investigation.pdf
I wanna know what casino took Ron Paul's bet against America! Who? Where? What? When? Why? How? Do you say this with no evidence????
RON PAUL is heavily invested in gold and silver! Why because he understands the system and practices what he preaches. If you had been reading Ron Paul very long then you could had done the exact same thing. I would be shocked if he didn't invest in gold and silver. The fact that you try to imply that since he has been investing in gold since $35 an ounce and that is why he wants the gold standard is about as short sighted and as biased of a statement that could ever be made. You are very disrespectful to imply such a sinister plot! WHEN THE SINISTER PLOT IS THE FED, OPEN YOUR EYES! 16,000,000,000,000 IN BACK DOOR LOANS AND SOME ARE LISTED ABOVE!
*Who would argue that states would continue to incarcerate?
I bet Rick Perry would
Even your link does not say what you just did.
What i just did? the CS Act is a law passed by Congress, how it is enforced is the job of the EXECUTIVE.
I like the way you added potentially. Gives the sense that things aren't as certain as you suggested.
Garfield was killed for his views (of shrinking Fed Govt), you missed my point. I added 'potentially' because its not assured someone will kill Dr Paul; but its my guess)
How does Dr. Paul propose to institute precious metals as currency? Can any RP supporters name a country right now anywhere on the face of the earth that has gold as it's currency? Say RP ended the FED and instituted a gold standard, is there even enough gold in the ground to accomplish this for an economy the size of the United States?
Can any RP supporters name a country right now anywhere on the face of the earth that has gold as it's currency? Say RP ended the FED and instituted a gold standard, is there even enough gold in the ground to accomplish this for an economy the size of the United States?
Thanks,
HB.
It's interesting how if one looks at the relevant economic data and draws negative conclusions you are stigmatized as a "doomer". The economic evidence clearly suggests that a secular bear cycle is here and has been for a while. Place your bets accordingly.Why is Dr. Paul betting against our country while at the same time saying he's going to save our economy?
As we pop the corks of our proverbial champagne this weekend with an eye to a better year ahead, perhaps it is worth thinking about these 11 incredible trends that have evolved in a rather disturbing manner over the last 11 years. As John Lohman points out, the 21st century has not been pretty for ongoing centrally planned attempts to defer the 30 year overdue mean reversion.
In one interview when Dr. Paul was asked if he would end the fed he said, "The Fed is going to end themselves." I agree with him. No country has ever escaped the consequences of abusing fiat currency like we are doing right now. The market will reprice gold as it sees fit. It's doing it right now.How does Dr. Paul propose to institute precious metals as currency?
There are none. Name one country that has monetized their debt and not ended up destroying their currency.Can any RP supporters name a country right now anywhere on the face of the earth that has gold as it's currency?
Rephrase the question as "Say the market ended the Fed and instituted a gold standard...." The answer is no. That's why it's called a currency crisis.Say RP ended the FED and instituted a gold standard, is there even enough gold in the ground to accomplish this for an economy the size of the United States?
He's betting against the crooked system not the American people.I've been reading about Dr. Paul lately. I like some of his positions regarding the use of our military to fight proxy wars overseas and other topics such as border security and ending the war on drugs.
When I looked through Dr. Paul's stock portfolio, I began to understand why he is such a perma bear...His stock portfolio will go through the roof (at least at first) if some of the things he wants to accomplish come to fruition. His portfolio is heavily weighted (around 60%) towards precious metal mining stocks. He also has a couple of funds that are short US stocks.
Before saying whether or not RP would be the best candidate based solely on his stance on the war on drugs, I would love for someone to answer these questions for me, please:
Why is Dr. Paul betting against our country while at the same time saying he's going to save our economy? How does Dr. Paul propose to institute precious metals as currency? Can any RP supporters name a country right now anywhere on the face of the earth that has gold as it's currency? Say RP ended the FED and instituted a gold standard, is there even enough gold in the ground to accomplish this for an economy the size of the United States?
Of course, Dr. Paul has been espousing the same thing since the Nixon administration with his boogeyman being inflation of the dollar. What Dr. Paul fails to realize is that owning PMs/PM mining stocks won't do jack to save him (or us) from inflation. If you remember the inflation of the 1980s and what happened to PM prices (especially silver) at that time, you know what I'm talking about.
I wish I could run around the country pumping my portfolio while "fighting the good fight" for the American people. I wonder how many of those PM miners RP owns are based in the US...
Here is just part of Dr. Paul's very balanced portfolio:
Thanks,
- Agnico Eagle Mines
- Alumina Common
- Anglo Gold Ashanti Ltd.
- BrigusGold Corp. Com MPV (formerly Apollo Gold Corp)
- Barrick Gold Corp.
- Claude Research Inc
- Coeur D'Alene Minds Corp.
- Gold Corp Inc
- El Dorado Gold Corp.
- IAM Gold Corp.
- Kinross
- Lexam Explorations Inc.
- Mag Silver Corp.
- Metalline Mining Co.
- Mutual Securities Inc.
- Newmont Mining Corp.
- Pan American Silver
- Petrol Oil and Gas
- Silver Wheaton Corp
- Virginia Mines Inc.
- Vista Gold Corp.
- Viterra Inc
- Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.
- Allied Nevada Gold Corp.
- Hecla Mining Co.
HB.
A: if investing in PM is "betting against America" then paying taxes is "a patriotic duty" and war protesters "hate the troops"
B: Im no gold standard advocate however,Dr Paul does not advocate walking round with baggies full o black sand and digis to conduct business.
One needs to realize gold is as ea
sily manipulated into fiat as numbers...
I would suggest you read the good doctors actual plan for the answers that apply and to realize some of your questions are not relevant.
So whom do you suggest we elect for "our cause"?
Now lets go back to 1913 when the Federal Reserve act was passed. This gave the power to issue the currency into the hands of a private bank. Now the reason given for this was to prevent depressions, how ironic.
Now during this time it was rare for people to carry paper money. The ratio of gold to silver was I think something like 20-1. So the buying power of 20 ounces of silver was the same as one ounce of gold. Now to put into perspective the buying power of gold and silver compared to the Federal Reserve Note. $1 US Silver Dollar from 1913 has the buying power of $30 today. A $20 gold double eagle has the buying power of $1650 today.
Also remember during the great depression in 1933 the government made gold illegal and confiscated it from the public.
After WWII The US was a very wealthy nation with a currency backed by gold and coins made of silver, copper and nickle. We were an industrial power house that produce the finest quality goods in the world.
In 1980 PM prices, especially silver, went through the roof due to the Hunt brothers attempt to corner the silver market.
Silver is not recycled either so its being burned up. It's not worth it to recycle yet.
Honestly I can go on for days with facts. If you adjust the highs of 1980 for inflation, for example the $50/ounce silver high equates to $135 today so we are no where near the 1980 high of $50.
Plus all the debt we have now and all the industrial demand today how is the price so low?
Ron Paul wants to take the power to issue the currency out of the hands of the private federeal reserve bank, give the power back to the treasury where the government can issue it debt free backed by gold.
I don't know if there are any country's on a gold standard...
The Swiss were talking about switching back to a gold standard. If gold were to be monetized it will be worth a lot more.