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Monday, September 1st, 2008Congressman Ron Paul just recently wrote an interesting article on his website which discusses the relationship between sound money and peace. I found this short little article interesting and I’m sure you will too. Apparently Ron Paul intends for this to be multi-part article, so as soon as he makes the other parts available I […]
Ron Paul - How Foreign Policy Affects Gas Prices
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008We’ve heard how the value of the dollar affects gas prices – and indeed the price of everything. I was pleased that my request for a hearing on such was granted by the Financial Services committee and we were able to hear some very informative testimony. Certainly domestic policies, regarding off-shore oil drilling bans, ethanol […]
Ron Paul Discusses the Housing Bill
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Congressman Ron Paul discusses the new United States Housing Bill in this new video.
To watch, visit the congressional webpage and click on the top video on the right. http://www.house.gov/paul/index.shtml
Ron Paul Texas Straight Talk: Faith-Based Currency
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008The Latin term “fiat” roughly translates to “there shall be”. When we refer to fiat money, we are referring to money that exists because the government declares it into existence. It is not based on production or earnings, and not backed by any commodity. It is solely based on trusting the government. Fiat money is […]
Ron Paul Talks About Bernanke’s Testimony
Friday, July 18th, 2008
Congressman Ron Paul speaks about monetary policy and yesterday’s testimony of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. There are several other videos on the website as well.
To watch, visit the congressional webpage and click on the top video on the right.
http://www.house.gov/paul/index.shtml
I follow the latest economic news on a somewhat regular basis and all the […]
Ron Paul - Big Government Responsible for Housing Bubble
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008The House passed two bills attempting to rehabilitate the housing and mortgage market this week.There doesn’t seem to be any shortage of criticism and blame for the bad decisions, and rightly so. Lenders and banks do share much of the blame for the overheated market. Lending standards were relaxed, or even abandoned altogether, creating an […]
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