What is going on with the Economy?

It looks very much like we are going to see 70's style stagflation soon and perhaps even worse. What is exceedingly frustrating is that we have not been able to learn from our past mistakes.
For the sake a brevity here is what is going on in America. We as a county and individuals are borrowed way beyond what is prudent and what we can repay. Our Federal Reserve refuses to correctly address the problem and we are heading into a full scale inflationary period with high unemployment. What we must understand is that the because of low interest rates the Fed sets, more people borrowed money. Every time we borrow money form the bank, the bank gets to create most of that borrowed money out of thin air. The more money that gets created out of thin air the more price rise. I'm sure you all feel this what trying to budget grocery and gas money. What is really happening is that our dollar is becoming worth less and less. The price of oil has not increased compared to gold. What the Fed does when it lowers interest rates is the *anti*-Robin Hood. That is steeling money from the poor and middle class through inflation to give money through low interest loans to Wall Street. Seniors with CD's are going to see their interest rates drop and at the same time they see their medical bills skyrocket. The middle class is going to see the yearly raises grow less than the cost of living. We are approaching a crisis situation in America, they few of us understand. Ron Paul addressed the Fed today. Listen to what he has to say. What we must realize is that government cannot outsmart to market, we will have to pay for our debts.

Ron Paul Speaks at Liberty University

Once again Dr. Paul delivered a powerful message about the importance of life, liberty, peace, small government and sound money. The first 4 and half minutes are his speech is amazing. It's includes him talking about his salvation and his prolife views on abortion. If you want you can listen to his whole speech here.

Is Freedom of light bulb too much to ask in America?

It looks like our beloved congress and president are going to sign the Energy Bill. A little-noticed provision of the energy bill is going to phase out the traditional light bulbs and replace it with an energy efficient bulb. Now I am all in favor of efficient light bulbs. I bought 30 compact florescent for our new home. According to the box I'll save nearly $1350 over seven years. But why is this a matter for Congress? I have a light bulb in the attic that is a traditional 60w bulb. It will be lucky to be on 3 hours a year. Why should I spend extra money for a efficient bulb in my attic. Some light fixtures don't have room for the efficient light bulbs and some people cannot stand the light that comes from florescent bulbs. Their might even be medical reasons to avoid florescent light. The law has terrible unintended consequences. I want the right to pick what light bulbs I use in my house. Why are we letting our country to be over run by bureaucrats? One more reason the vote for Ron Paul.

I can't believe the number of people I know that actually want to vote for [Ron Paul]

“I can't believe the number of people I know that actually want to vote for him.” This was a statement made by a friend of mine about Ron Paul. He was saying this out of frustration. I am saying the exact same thing, but out of delight. I have known about Ron Paul for years and wished he would run for president. When I heard that he was running for president I was happy but figured he would only appeal to a few economic geeks like myself. After all who would vote for a guy that is anti-Iraq war, pro gold standard, pro-life and against nearly all types of government assistance and programs? Then I read on wikipedia that he a significant following on the Internet. The more I investigated the more support I found for him. I was amazed! There are people that feel the way I do. So why am I so passionate about him? Honesty and Consistency. If you listen to his speeches he says the same things, never pandering to the audience. I may not agree with everything he stands for, but I know where he stands and I know he is not going to change his mind. I wish the same could be said about our current president.

Ron Paul has the best foreign policy of all the Republican Party presidential candidates. I agree with his foreign policy, not because I’m simply against the war. I have carefully studied and researched foreign policy. While our intentions maybe noble, we cannot spread our good will through force or war. We can achieve much more in peace than we ever can in war. The terrorists of 9/11 didn’t attack us because they hate our freedoms or riches. They did not primarily attack of because of their religion. They are attacking us because they view our military actions in the Middle East as an occupation and threat to their holy land. We as Americans must understand this. “International pacifism” will achieve more trade, more friendships and perhaps lower prices at the gas pump and more peace. If we were to leave the Middle East, they would no longer view us as occupiers and lose their incentive to attack us. I’m not saying there will never be a terrorist attack, but there would be much fewer. The world will always have its nut cases. On 9/11 we lost 3000 people and several billion dollars in structures. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has cost us 5000 Americans, tens of thousands of Iraq’s and is approaching a trillion dollars of borrowed money, which Americans will have to pay for through taxes and inflation. How many more American soldiers are we willing to lose, how many families are we willing separate, and how many more dollars are we willing to borrow? If we ended our global military adventures, and had a strong defense at home we could save enough money to save social security and let the young opt out. With additional budget cuts we could even get rid of the income tax.

My friends, my support for Ron Paul is not some sort of hippy movement, but a result of diligent studying. I urge you to consider voting for this man for president. In October and November Ron Paul raised over 10 million dollars. This was more that the leading republican, Rudy Giuliani raised in the three months of July, August and September. December 16th will be another fundraising record for Ron Paul, which could push his fundraising total over 20 Million for the quarter. There are many people who feel very strongly about his chances to win. My hope is that this will be the election that will go down in history as the election where Americans said enough to the old way Washington is run.

Ron Paul's Fundraising

In October and November Ron Paul has raised 10.3 Million Dollars. This was more that any of the other Republican Candidates raised in 3 months during the 3rd Quarter. Greater than Rudy Giulian, Greater than Mitt Romney, Greater and Fred Thompson, and all the rest. Freedom is popular! Look out for December 16th. Ron Paul's Grass Roots supporters are attempting to raise 10 Million in one day for the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. I'm guessing they will raise 8 Million. On November 5th they raised a record 5.1 Million.

What is interesting about raising money in politics is not so much how is spend it, but the amount you raise so you can prove that you can win.

$3.00 Gas??

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A: A lot. Back in the good old days our money was backed by gold or silver. The first picture is a Peace Dollar coin made of 90% silver. In fact, if you had paper money you could redeem it for silver. Now of days our money is backed by faith in the Federal Reserve, which sadly is bad thing to have faith in. See the Federal Reserve can create more money whenever it wants. This is both a good and a bad thing. Good if you are the one getting the new money first. These people are typically banks, Wall Street and the military. It's bad if you're the one to get the new money later, that is most of us. See, to make things simple, prices are basically the ratio of dollars to the number of goods or services available. So when the Federal Reserve prints more money out of thin air that forces prices up. This is inflation. It gets worse. When banks run out of money (typically to bad loans) they can ask the Fed to create more money just for them. Wouldn't it be nice if they did that for you when you ran out of money to pay your bills? Also since banks can typically loan out 10 dollars for every dollar you deposit, this creates even more money backed by thin air. So tomorrow when the Fed lowers interests rates again, this will cause more people to borrow money because it makes loans more attractive. The more people borrow, the more money banks create, the more money banks create, the higher prices go. This also causes our US dollar to be worth less compared to other currencies. For example the Canadian dollar now buys $1.05. Since oil is traded internationally with US dollars and the dollar is worth less, it takes more dollars to buy the same amount of oil. While the rate cut may be good for people getting mortgages, along with the banks, and wall street, it is bad for people who have to buy food and pay for gas. The Fed has way to much power. Why should some people benefit from their action and the middle or lower class suffer? This is one of many reasons I'm supporting Ron Paul for president. He would not abolish the Federal Reserve, but allow gold and silver coins and certificates to fairly compete with paper federal reserve notes as legal currency. Competition is an excellent way to prove which method is better.

Great Ron Paul Main Stream Media Clip

This is about the best main stream media clip about Ron Paul. I have seen to date. Ron Paul Raised 5 million last quarter. Which has gotten tons of attention. Ron Paul has a great shot at winning the Republican nomination. Please take 3 minutes and watch this clip. This is a very important election and won that Christians must be in prayer over. Become educated about all the candidates. ronpaul2008.com



The economics of fund raising is fascinating. It has been proven that money alone can't win an election but the media loves it win all this money is raised. I'm guessing because most of the money goes to ads which is the income for the media. So when a candidate has money they take notice.

a good debate night for Ron Paul

Last night I let my obsessive nature get the best of me. I watched the Republican Debate and follow up last night from 9-midnight. I felt the Ron Paul did exceptionally well despite Fox News effort to dismiss him as an outside wacko. Ron Paul placed 1st in the text message poll by a margin of 15 %-pts out of 8 candidates. Incedently, Sean Hannity was wrong you could only vote once per phone, yeah I tried it. It became clear that the other candidates could no long ignore Ron Paul. Fox News did give him more time to speak than the last debates. Two other factors happened last night that I think had side effects that greatly enhance Ron Paul's chances of winning the republican nomination. Ron Paul hit the nail on the head on his first question. The question was about Fred Thompson. Fred Thompson in now officially in the race. Which does dilute the vote among the 8 other Pro-War candidates. Ron Paul is the only Republican against the war. Mike Huckabee also did very well according to the poll. He thinks that the war in Iraq was a mistake but we need to keep our troops over their to fix what *we broke.* So now with Fred Thompson in the race and Huckabee now joining the ranks of Rudy Giuliani, John McCain ,Mitt Romney. So now we have 5 candidates all fighting for pro-war voters which amount to about 30% of the population or about 75% of Republicans. If split evenly is 15% each. Ron Paul appeals to traditional *Pro-Peace*, non-interventionist Republicans, the young, Libertarians, non-voters and some Democrats. The pieces are falling into place for a Ron Paul Republican nomination. Any one else want to jump in the race and fight for votes among the *big 5*?

Here is another thought for Anti-war, pro civil liberty democrats who really don't care if Hillary, Obama or Edwards wins. If you think the war is immoral and must end then think about hedging your bets and momentary crossing over to the republican side and vote for Ron Paul in the primary? Think about it. If Ron Paul wins the primary no matter happens, even if the democrats happen to lose the election we can bring our troops home. Certainty Ron Paul must be better than Rudy or McCain!? You might even find you agree with a lot of what Ron Paul supports. Indeed Liberty is Popular. Government is not the solution Government is the problem. Watch Ron Paul Highlights.