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Ron Paul: "Bernie is the Most Pro Free-Market Candidate"
Posted on 2/26/16 at 10:45 pm
Posted on 2/26/16 at 10:45 pm
[quote]“You take a guy like Cruz, people are liking the Cruz,” Ron Paul said on Varney & Company Friday. “They think he’s for the free market, and he’s owned by Goldman Sachs. I mean, he and Hillary have more in common than we would have with either Cruz or Trump or any of them so I just don’t think there is much picking.”
Ron Paul said that of all the candidates running, socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was the most free market.
“On occasion, Bernie comes up with libertarian views when he talks about taking away the cronyism on Wall Street, so in essence he’s right, and occasionally he voted against war,” the former Texas congressman said. Read more at LINK ]
Ron Paul said that of all the candidates running, socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was the most free market.
“On occasion, Bernie comes up with libertarian views when he talks about taking away the cronyism on Wall Street, so in essence he’s right, and occasionally he voted against war,” the former Texas congressman said. Read more at LINK ]
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Posted on 2/26/16 at 10:47 pm to thomass
Ron is like me right now. Ready to see it all burn to the ground.
Posted on 2/27/16 at 7:18 am to thomass
Bernie - the Socialist is free market?
The guy that wants to tax the wealthy 75% and basically shut Wall Street down?
That guy?
Ol Ronnie must be thinking about someone else or he's completely lost what little he had left.
The guy that wants to tax the wealthy 75% and basically shut Wall Street down?
That guy?
Ol Ronnie must be thinking about someone else or he's completely lost what little he had left.
Posted on 2/27/16 at 7:30 am to bbvdd
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Bernie - the Socialist is free market?
The guy that wants to tax the wealthy 75% and basically shut Wall Street down?
Sounds like Paul was saying he's slightly more libertarian than the other candidates because of his anti-war stances and opposition to cronyism. Not that he's necessarily more free market.
The quote in the thread title looks like something the writer of the article threw in, not an actual quote from Paul.
This post was edited on 2/27/16 at 7:32 am
Posted on 2/27/16 at 8:27 am to thomass
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Ron Paul: "Bernie is the Most Pro Free-Market Candidate"
Is it possible for Ron Paul to make himself less credible/relevant?
This post was edited on 2/27/16 at 8:28 am
Posted on 2/27/16 at 9:30 am to GurleyGirl
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Is it possible for Ron Paul to make himself less credible/relevant?
The fact that he was running a late night infomercial warning of economic apocalypse and directing people to go visit his website where you can purchase a $50 economic "survival kit" - all throughout his son's presidential campaign says a lot about Ron Paul. He couldn't even stfu and support his son's campaign. Pretty pathetic.
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The informercial eventually offers viewers a $49.50 Stansberry hard-copy “Survival Blueprint” that includes, among other tips, “the strategy that can save you and your neighborhood,” “how to quickly open a foreign bank account” and “the secret ‘paper currency’ used by the world’s wealthiest people.”
This post was edited on 2/27/16 at 9:31 am
Posted on 2/27/16 at 9:52 am to PowerTool
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"Bernie is the Most Pro Free-Market Candidate"
Sure, as long as you give 60% to 90% of what you make to Bern. Bern knows how to send your hard-earned money better than you do.
Posted on 2/27/16 at 3:13 pm to thomass
I don't disagree. The status quo in the Republican Party is corporatism not capitalism. Bernie would be more free market in that sense, he's absolutely correct.
Posted on 2/27/16 at 7:21 pm to Alahunter
Ron Paul is a whore
Posted on 2/27/16 at 9:39 pm to TeLeFaWx
Fox News Republicans are too stupid to understand. Paul scares the Republican establishment more than a neocon centrist Democrat like Clinton. Paul is also proof that Republicans aren't conservatives. They need deficits, fiat currency and the omnipresent state as much as liberals. Too bad our media lacks any substance to expose this point.
Posted on 2/28/16 at 12:08 am to SCLibertarian
quote:you realize that doesn't make sense right?
neocon centrist Democrat
Posted on 2/28/16 at 12:18 am to MIZ_COU
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neocon centrist Democrat
you realize that doesn't make sense right?
Sure it does.
Posted on 2/28/16 at 12:19 am to RogerTheShrubber
kinda like 'military intelligence'
Posted on 2/28/16 at 2:17 am to bbvdd
Lol any libertarian that thinks less government is actually better is blind to what man does when deregulation occurs. FDA, Flint MI, 2008 housing, 2008 WORLD ECONOMY crash
Look, we elect these people to govern. Just keep elected officials honest and everyone wins. But putting decisions in the hands of corporate America is not the frickin answer because we are inherently selfish. It's human nature. Make elected officials do their job by keeping a microscope on them. Deregulation isn't the answer. Paying attention is!
Some of y'all don't understand what happens with no regulation. Henry Ford fired people on the assembly line for losing fingers. Suddenly workers compensation became a thing. At the time it was egregious! Now I think we can all agree while WC needs reform, it's also a flat out necessity.
Look, we elect these people to govern. Just keep elected officials honest and everyone wins. But putting decisions in the hands of corporate America is not the frickin answer because we are inherently selfish. It's human nature. Make elected officials do their job by keeping a microscope on them. Deregulation isn't the answer. Paying attention is!
Some of y'all don't understand what happens with no regulation. Henry Ford fired people on the assembly line for losing fingers. Suddenly workers compensation became a thing. At the time it was egregious! Now I think we can all agree while WC needs reform, it's also a flat out necessity.
Posted on 2/28/16 at 3:49 am to cas4t
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Some of y'all don't understand what happens with no regulation. Henry Ford fired people on the assembly line for losing fingers. Suddenly workers compensation became a thing. At the time it was egregious! Now I think we can all agree while WC needs reform, it's also a flat out necessity.
Do you even union? You know the things that have since crippled that particular industry...
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Is it possible for Ron Paul to make himself less credible/relevant?
He could become an UGA fan.
Posted on 2/28/16 at 6:49 am to cas4t
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Lol any libertarian that thinks less government is actually better is blind to what man does when deregulation occurs. FDA, Flint MI, 2008 housing, 2008 WORLD ECONOMY crash
Lol at people who think 2008 was a result of less regulation. Ever heard of the Community Reinvestment act? The Fed? Fannie Mae? Freddie Mac?
We had all of these factions of the government working with the intent of manipulating the market. Then when it all blows up in their faces, it's because we have too much of a "free market."
This post was edited on 2/28/16 at 6:51 am
Posted on 2/28/16 at 8:08 am to The Sultan of Swine
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Lol at people who think 2008 was a result of less regulation. Ever heard of the Community Reinvestment act? The Fed? Fannie Mae? Freddie Mac?
We had all of these factions of the government working with the intent of manipulating the market. Then when it all blows up in their faces, it's because we have too much of a "free market."
Ever heard of the concept from the Clinton presidency that every American deserves a home?
It was his administration that made those entities make loans to people with no down payment.
Posted on 2/28/16 at 10:23 am to The Sultan of Swine
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Lol at people who think 2008 was a result of less regulation. Ever heard of the Community Reinvestment act? The Fed? Fannie Mae? Freddie Mac?
I'm not sure what conclusions you've drawn from my post, but I made it pretty clear government was at fault as well. I don't feel like diving into what I think government should do, but I think we all realize government and banking are not only in bed together, but they're having an orgy.
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Look, we elect these people to govern. Just keep elected officials honest and everyone wins. But putting decisions in the hands of corporate America is not the frickin answer because we are inherently selfish. It's human nature. Make elected officials do their job by keeping a microscope on them. Deregulation isn't the answer. Paying attention is!
Credit rating agencies, SEC officials corruption, fed takeover of fannie mae/freddie mac, bailouts, etc.. I know government screwed the pooch. But to act as though deregulation is the answer is imprudent and ignorant. You don't just throw the rule book away when the the guys who wrote it break their own rules.
We do have the power to elect the right people and hold them accountable. I may think Bernie Sanders is half batshit with how he plans to fund healthcare and some of his other stances, but the man has one thing right; the financial industry and big corporate America need a revolutionary change and it has to start with government. They've become one in the same.
This post was edited on 2/28/16 at 10:44 am
Posted on 2/28/16 at 10:57 am to MoarKilometers
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Do you even union? You know the things that have since crippled that particular industry...
Unions didn't cripple the automotive industry. That's just stupid. Foreign competition and "free" trade did.
Posted on 2/28/16 at 11:30 am to MoarKilometers
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Do you even union? You know the things that have since crippled that particular industry...
What is your point in relevance to what I posted?
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