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Thomas Edison once said, “The definition of Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and
expecting different results.” This is the best way to describe the current
downfall of the United States. Election after election we are faced with the
same status quo politicians that make big promises of “change” but lack a solid
plan with real changes that will spur the country in the right direction.
Overtime we have become accustomed to relying on the government to regulate
almost every facet of our lives, without even questioning if it really helps. We have been conditioned to think that when it
comes to government, bigger is better. We believe this because no mainstream
presidential candidate has ever contested this belief, until now. The candidate
to finally contest this belief is none other than Texas Congressman, Dr. Ron
Paul. Ron Paul represents the Republican Party even though many of his views
tend to align with the Libertarian Party. He is out to defend the liberty of
the average American and the establishment has never had a bigger enemy.
However there are still many American’s that receive mixed messages about Paul
from the media and do not fully understand his plan for America. That’s where I
come in. I will help to cut through the fog created by the mainstream media to
reveal the truth about Ron Paul and his plan.
What
really matters in our country right now, however, is dealing with the economic
crisis at hand. Paul without a doubt has the most effective economic plan out
of any of the candidates. Paul has released a "Plan To Restore America" which can be found on his website. In this plan Paul promises to cut one trillion dollars from the
national debt during his first year in office and balance the national budget
in only three years. On top of that he would also like to abolish the federal
income tax and lower the corporate income tax from 35% to 15%. To do all this Paul would cut government waste by making a 10% reduction in the federal workforce, slashing congressional pay and perks, and curbing excessive federal travel. To stand with the American people Paul would want his presidential salary to be $39,336 instead of the usual presidential salary of $400,000. Paul chooses this salary because it is approximately the same as the median personal income of the average American worker. Paul would also eliminate five cabinet departments including the departments of energy, HUD, commerce, interior, and education. Any of the important functions of these departments would simply be relocated to other departments. The TSA would also be abolished which, in turn, would return the responsibility of security to private property owners. The rest of the savings would come from abolishing corporate subsidies, stopping foreign aid, ending foreign wars, and returning most other spending levels to what they were in 2006. According to the economy section of Ron Paul's website, Paul will end the nonsense in Washington by taking various steps. Paul will veto any unbalanced budget that congress sends to his desk, he will also refuse to ever raise the debt ceiling, which allows politicians to spend recklessly. The Federal Reserve has also caused nothing but problems for America. It has caused the US dollar to be reduced in value by 95%. Ron Paul will be auditing the Federal Reserve and then eventually terminating it. Finally Ron Paul will reintroduce the Gold Standard so that the government is forced to be serious about the dollar's value. Paul was the only one who predicted the economic collapse, in 2003, five years before it happened. He did this
while he was bashed by the mainstream media and other members of congress for
being crazy. Paul knew that big federal spending, manipulation of the US
market, and artificial credit were the causes of the economic crisis, so he knows
that he must correct those problems in order to turn the economy around.
Ron Paul has a track record that simply can not be surpassed. He has been described as a true conservative, constitutionalist, and libertarian and nicknamed "Dr. No" for constantly voting no against expanding federal government spending (Edwards 258). According to Gather Politics, Ron Paul was scientifically shown to have the most conservative voting record in Congress since 1937 by University of Georgia political scientist Keith Poole. The results from this experiment can be found here. He votes this way because he is different from most politicians. Many politicians today vote based on who's paying them or how they are personally benefiting. Instead Ron Paul's votes are based on his ethics and what he feels is right for the American people. You can count on Ron Paul to continue this attitude into the White House, with your best interest at the forefront of his choices as president.
Works Cited
Edwards, J. A. "Debating America's Role in the World: Representative Ron Paul's Exceptionalist Jeremiad." American Behavioral Scientist 55.3 (2011): 253-69. Print.
Johnson, Chalmers. "American Militarism and Blowback: The Costs of Letting the Pentagon Dominate Foreign Policy." New Political Science 24.1 (2002): 21-38. Print.