nothing inherently special about gold? its like the single most useful metal in the world! it's inert and non-toxic, it's so malleable you can pound it to a few atoms in thickness, it's incredibly conductive, it's used in reflective high-rise and aero-space vehicle windows, it's massive, and it's scarce and looks magical to simple people. matter of fact, i'm tempted to change my surname to gold-something, to grant myself an air of heightened value.
have to also keep in mind that ron paul is the only one who doesn't have a hardon for going to war with iran..... so in that sense it's basically ron paul or world war 3.
the purpose of non pasturized milk is that it is helathier and the method of fully doing it breaks up the enzymes that make milk healthy. some companies such as beyond organic found a happy compromise of slightly heating it before sale
Social Security should be a safety net for those that could never afford to save on their own. I agree, it needs to be reformed. My problem is that it should not be in the hands of Government ALONE. 100% Private can fuck it up and 100% Government fucked it up. Payroll taxes should go to a private account fully regulated by Government and some payroll tax goes to those who could not save shit. Most private whole life policies offer $4k/mo at retirement, whic is 2.5 times better than SS.
Honestly Athiest, you bring up good points, but I would MUCH rather have the representative I voted for creating social laws, rather than the guy in Washington. Seriously, I don't think anybody should have the power to create social laws, even Ron Paul, but giving the power back to the states is at least a Fucking START. Right? I have yet to see a man running for president that I agree with nearly as many times as I do Paul. We'll see, America, it's your move, rather your governments, nowadays.
The danger in a one size fits all federal government, is that we far less influence on policy. At least we can combat injustice at our local level.
Imagine that you live in a state where the majority believes that consenting adults can do as they please and the laws reflect that belief. Then comes along President Rick Santorum and decrees sodomy a federal crime. What do we do then?
The danger in shunning our process for better or worse, is that you don't know who the next dictator will be.
I can't let the state's rights issue go uncontested as though "Texans don't like sodomy, therefore there should be no state's rights." is the end of the discussion.
More often, you'll find that states are ahead of the curve on social matters such as gay marriage and medical marijuana. Unfortunately, we allow the dictates of the federal government to trump these policies and imprison law abiding citizens in these trendsetting states.
I'm with Ron Paul on allowing adults to consume raw milk if that is what they want to do. I would prefer this to President Obama's solution which is as follows:
Appoint a Monsanto lobbyist to the new FDA role of "Food Safety Czar"! Allow this unelected Czar who has sworn no Constitutional oath to send armed federal agents to raid Amish farms to crack down on the criminals who are selling cow's milk the way it had been consumed for the last 7,000 years.
Don't mix Ron Paul's personal opinion of the constitutionality of social programs with his stated policy plans.
He is the only candidate who has proposed any type of plan to make Social Security and Medicare solvent, by saving money and upholding the agreement entered into by those who are dependent.
Dr Paul also understands that constant inflation punishes those on fixed income most of all.
If you receive a check worth $500 each month, and that money is worth less each day, you suffer.
I think you need to study some economics AA. Gold has been money throughout history. Our perception of the value of fiat money is only a sensible means of measure so long as there is some restraint on how much money there is. More dollars = less value. You can't just print more gold.
Dr. Paul doesn't want to return to the gold standard overnight, we're too far removed. He wants to introduce a competing currency, just as JFK did shortly before his assassination.
Leaving abortion up to the states? oh no. Yeah it is a human being in there. Oh it's not fully developed so it doesn't count? A baby isn't fully developed after it's born, it will still grow and the brain will develop, so by that logic you might as well allow for actual baby "euthanasia" since by your definition, they are not real people either.
I'm no ta christian, I'm not really religious at all but I don't support the killing of babies. If that makes me "crazy" then what a fucked up world.
Actually gold does server an amazingly good purpose. Gold is known to be the most advanced metal when it comes to electric currents in computers software. So it holds an extremely high value thus the reason its used in your HDMI cords.
On the international market the goldprize would go up, techprize would go up, australians would become superrich, there is a lot wrong with your plan, and all you can say is "it makes no difference".
If the American gvrnmnt sells gold at fixed rate, it sells australian dollars at a more or less fixed rate, it would indirectly decide the value of the australian market. It is a ridiculous suggestion
The value of the dollar is relative by definition. It's worth an x amount of euro's, an y amount of yen, etc. If you'd fix it, you'd isolate yourself from the world market.
Gold standard is ridiculous. There isn't even almost enough gold in the world, just for the american economy, let alone if other countries would do this as well.
Paul does not argue that we should replace paper money with gold specie, only that paper money (or electronic equivalent) should be exchanged at a fixed rate for gold. This is a value peg, not a quantity peg. There is more than enough gold, and the system was in place up until 1971.
The purpose of tying paper money to commodities (e.g. gold) is to keep the government from manipulating the value of the money or from engaging in "printing press" financing (the inflation tax).
@dc46and2 If the government wanted, they could always change the conversion rate, making it moot to go to gold in the first place. But that doesn't even matter because there are legitimate reasons to endorse modest inflation targets. It keeps currency from leaving circulation in the form of idle savings. This is different from investment savings, which is productive, but "cash-in-the-mattress" savings, which is effectively deflation. The symptoms of deflation are much worse.
The legislature could change or abolish a gold standard, as they have done in the past. But they would not be able to hide this fact, and they would face political consequences.
Caching cash (hehe) wouldn't cause deflation. The treasury would replace the missing paper in order to maintain the value peg.
The real issue here is the gold standard eliminates arbitrary monetary policy. That is both why I support it and why Keynesians decry it.
@dc46and2 Ah, 1971, when the economy was still small, and when gold for electronics was limited to pretty much what nasa needed. Great plan. "only that paper money (or electronic equivalent) should be exchanged at a fixed rate for gold."
If you do this, and there is not nearly enough gold to cover for all the money, then why would anyone not buy gold.
Btw, is it necessary. I.e. do you use dollars (or euro's), or have you stockpiled gold?
@TheSngcoach You still seem to be under the mistaken impression that we propose a fixed amount of gold in the vault for every dollar in circulation. This is not necessary. In fact, it is theoretically possible to have a gold standard without a single ounce of gold "on reserve". As long as the value of the money is maintained, there would be no incentive for anyone to demand gold at the government's "exchange window", because gold would be exchanged on the open market at the same price.
@TheSngcoach No, the money's value would still float with respect to foreign currency. The value WRT gold would be maintained by matching money supply to money demand. There are several existing methods to accomplish this, and the gold exchange window would be the last resort.
We should not be debating whether or not the gold standard can be realized. The US could have a de facto gold standard *tomorrow*, if Bernanke decided to target a particular gold price instead of his current goals.
@dc46and2 Typical, just start asserting the opposite of what I'm saying, you're not even trying to disprove it. Stop being silly now please, it's ridiculous.
@TheSngcoach You said there is not enough gold. I explained how a gold standard could be implemented with existing gold reserves or even no gold reserves, using the tools and institutions that already exist.
I didn't just make an assertion; I backed it up with my reasoning: every day the Fed works to maintain (short-term) price stability WRT a basket of commodities. They could just as easily choose price stability WRT gold, which would be a de facto gold standard. Is this not the case?
@TheSngcoach Why is it not the case? The Fed holds zero corn, cattle, or apartment complexes on reserve, and yet it is able to maintain the value of money WRT to these things. Why would it not be able to do the same thing with gold?
Being rare and valuable make gold well suited to act as a standard for the value of money. Why would it be irresponsible to use it this way? What difference does the size of the economy make, if the quantity of money is not constrained by the quantity of gold?
@dc46and2 I just told you, you'd be directly influencing the australian economy. Fix your dollar to tulips, and you'll be controlling dutch economy, same thing.
@TheSngcoach Well, I suppose a gold standard might have some effect on global gold production, mainly because gold prices would become less volatile. But why is that a problem?
@dc46and2 Also, as i've already told you a zillion times already, you do have cattle, apartments in america, you hardly have any gold at all. The economy = cattle, apartments, etc, not gold.
@TheSngcoach You haven't told me why this is relevant. No gold = no problem, as I've explained above. Any gold we need, we can buy on the international market.
@dc46and2 Dude, wth are you talking about. Buy gold on the int. market? So not at a fixed rate? And no gold in reserve? So how would it be a gold standard?
@dc46and2 No gold = no problem, especially if you don't have a fixed gold prize either, it would mean the situation stays exactly the way it is right now. Seriously....
@TheSngcoach The Australian dollar is not tied to gold, so I'm not sure what you mean by this. It's not gold we seek to control, but the value of money.
Anyway, I you are no longer saying that a gold standard is impossible, so I guess I've made the point I set out to make. There are whole books written about the pros and cons of a gold standard, so I don't think we can hash them all out here. Good night, I'll let you have the last word, if you want it.
@dc46and2 The reason there is not enough gold, is pretty simple. In the 50's, gold production was a large share of the world economy. Now, only a very tiny percentage of the world population is doing gold production. There is no way you can make your economy lean on just that tiny percentage of workers (mostly australians).
A gold standard does not mean the eradication of paper currency. It only requires paper money to be backed by gold and yes, silver. If someone were to want to exchange paper currency for gold or silver, it could be done easily.
The purpose for a gold and silver standard is to control the production of paper currency thus eliminating any inflation.
Even if that was desirable, which it isn't, it doesn't work. You still have to print money so that the mass of currency in circulation is commensurate with population growth, otherwise you have de-facto deflation, which is much worse. But if you're doing that, you can't keep the conversion with metals constant. Not that metals have any more value than paper in their capacity as currency. Unit value of money is as arbitrary as the meter.
@Alpha1Papa "A gold standard does not mean the eradication of paper currency."
This shows why people want to lecture you nutjobs in basic economics. Even suggesting that this is what I meant just shows how incredibly simplistic your thinking is.
"they could always change the conversion rate, making it moot to go to gold in the first place."
So you want the American government to be in full control over the value of the australian dollar? I thought Paul was not for state control.
The huge reason for the Ron Paul support online is his outspoken opposition to anything like SOPA or PIPA, basically, he said he wants to protect internet freedom. Knowing he always votes how he promises .... it is a logical reasoning. However, the president is not as powerful as some people think, the House and Congress make most of the laws and such, all he can do is steer them a bit. So only a little will change, but that one issue is his foot in the door.
@thegamecaseshow Except that the constitution declares the rights of citizens. That's what it is. Unless you're saying that gays aren't citizens, then yes, the federal government does have the right over the states to protect gay rights.
Got to love people who say they are for freedom and liberty, but then say that the states have the right to violate it, and expect us to go along because it least it is just the states and not the whole country.
People who think Ron Paul is "crazy" don't understand monetary theory,economic theory or the Constitution also they are so used to being on the government tit the concept of liberty baffles them. Which is exactly what the Democrats and Republican establishment want
jeeze i support ron paul but in the comments his supporters are going insane right now. dennis kucinich is another politician i support. basically any politician who is not a bag of hot air or an empty suit
The thing you guys need to understand about The Amazing Atheist, is that he is not a real person, he is a caricature created by an entertainer. His opinions are no more valid than those of Scooby Doo, and are just as meaningful. He is not worth getting angry over.
When Ron Paul talks about freedom, he means the freedom for white people to let poors starve. He's a racist with ties to the KKK, this has been known since the early 80s. Just because a new generation of ignorant ass people bought into his bullshit doesn't make it legit.
I agree with almost everything you said here but I personally drink raw milk, my entire life, never had a health problem so far. Not really sure it poses as much of a threat as people claim.
Ron Paul is as close as U are going to find to "the guy that makes sense" for now.
You almost had me thinking you understand Liberty and the founding principles of this country. You clearly don't. You START with a thought which does, then U over-think it and bastardize the basic principle for a specific and extremely obtuse instance. The change which it sounds like U want is going to have to come in steps. Ron Paul IS that first step for ALL OF US! It's really that simple. Don't over-think it!
Hey guys please just ignore all the bad stuff ron paul's constituency represents, but instead think of how many wars he's going to end! I think it's going to be at least 2, and that means all American's get free money because we're not spending it on wars!
Your lack of understanding and knowledge on the raw milk situation.Only shows how the rest of your arguments are founded on ignorance.I'm sure someone with more patience will take the time to explain what having a gold backed currency means as opposed to running a printing press every time you need another trillion to bail out your banker friends.As far as the abortion issue and the gay marriage laws.I could careless either way.tired of getting caught in the middle of social issue bullshit..
i wish people would see the bigger picture here... ron paul wants to end the pointless wars america has waged over the past 60 years, by simply bringing all the troops home, saving a trillion dollars that is wasted on them... secondly, to end the federal reserve bank with it's fraudulent system.. these 2 things alone will bring about a world wide evolution to a peaceful, sustainable future... all this shit about gays, abortions and welfare will sort themselves out later.. end the wars first!!!
what i mean is that if we are living in a world without war, profit and greed then there will be a huge paradigm shift, and the way we view social issues like gay marriage, abortion, healthcare, etc, will be completely different, with a society of peaceful and more accepting citizens.. "what the fuck is wrong with me?" i just happen to see that many of these social problems stem from a root cause, and will fix themselves once that cancer is removed.
Yeah, because you think war and social inequality issues are really going to be stopped by one guy? Hell no. He might stop a war, but does that mean we're going to stop being a hated country and inevitably encounter the same problem, or that other countries won't have wars? Or does that matter to you? And, no, they won't 'work themselves out', just because we stopped warring. It's because of the idiots here we have those problems, not the ones out there.
Just because RP is a strict constitutionalist doesnt mean he thinks state laws should determine a person's sexual activity. Anyone in today's society also understands that if the state did have the right to make such laws it would never pass in a state legislature let alone be introduced, so you should stop taking that quote out of context and putting words into his mouth.
Ron Paul has principles, but they're crazy, complete control for corporations, no power to workers (please don't respond to me Paul cultists). Obama has no principles, saying or doing anything for power, but he's not loco.
@RadioFreeWisconsin I'm not a big ron paul supporter but I don't see how you could think that Ron Paul wants complete control for the major coporations, almost everything he talks about is against big business and government...
Anyone that passed high school history and economics class will think that Ron Paul is crazy. Returning to gold standard will cause severe deflation, given the current size of the global economy. Do some research on the great depression and you will see what I mean.
"deflation is caused primarily by a reduction in the velocity of money and/or the amount of money supply per person." (from wikipedia)
@chantosposta LOL I said "high school economics" to emphasize that anyone that has a BASIC understanding in economic will not support Ron Paul. Go take a econ class in college or something.
@HSUUSANJ Indeed I did. i would recommend professor Thompson at UCLA ;) he'll explain to you how interest rates really dont work in the way of Keynesian macroeconomics.
@HSUUSANJ Haha, I checked it, guess what, with some estimation in regards to how much gold there is (there is no exact number on it), we should have ~10-25% of what is needed to support the American economy. That is, if we take all the gold that is already in jewelry, electronics, etc. Ron Paul and economics... not a golden combination.
P.S. We've been drinking raw milk for millennia, all of a sudden we're going to catch a disease because it hasn't been cooked and genetically modified?
I seriously lost respect for this guy because of his acceptance of the status quo. He seriously believes the FDA is looking out for our interests? The FDA serves the interests of big agricultural and pharmaceutical corporations. And raw milk isn't bad, I drink it. It's the genetically modified and homogenized milk you see in the supermarkets that'll do you harm. This idiot probably believes in the left wing-right wing paradigm, which is an illusion.
Difference between gold money and paper money: you can't print gold. Ergo, you can't inflate it easily the way the Federal Reserve can with reserve notes.
you might say .... you are italian those are not your business but.... since american politics affects italian politics in the end... please can you run for election ?
"Evil" seems a little harsh...but back to my point about handjibbers. For whom is that an acceptable alternative to sex? I just sat on my non-dominant hand for a bit. Bam! Handjibber. My wife just put on a leather glove and misspelled the alphabet. Bam! Lady handjibber. You know who think handjibbers are the bees knees? Pregnant teenagers. Oral, for a brighter future.
The FDA argument is fucking retarded. Nobody's advocating against lawsuits, for example, and a lot of these raw milk places had prominently-displayed warnings. It's just none of your business if a small number of people want to drink raw milk. By arguing in favor of the FDA regulations, you're saying "yes, it is my business!" Well, fuck you.
I don't know why everyone makes such a big deal out of anti-sodomy laws. I'm not gay, so I can't speak for the texture of man butt. But as far as I can tell, doesn't that mean you just get more mouthomy? Mouthomy is awesome. Nope. Wait. I get it now. F**king handjibbers ruin everything. Again. I would be down with an anti-sodomy-and/or-handjibber law, though. Let's just federally mandate mouthomy as the only sex option. Less chance of infection. No chance of pregnancy. Nutrition?
Since you don't understand why Paul says we need gold, let me explain. The dollar was set afloat in 70's and the fed has been printing money much more freely, causing inflation. This, coupled with artificially low interest rates in the inflationary years (which are also set by the fed) inevitably creates all kinds of bubbles and is a basis for the cyclical fluctuation of the economy. Gold standard and market interest rates cause fast corrections of economy and avoid creating huge bubbles.
@chantosposta Reverting back to the monetary system based gold standard would make our nation the only government in the world to use the Gold Standard. Why stop Ron Paul right there, why not just go all the way back to the barter system like Europe during the dark ages?
Clearly you misunderstand the meaning of inflation: the increase of money supply. You can't print gold. And being the only one doing something a certain way does not mean it's wrong. Very bad logic on your part.
@andyandcarl No, we don't need to go that far. Even attaching gold literally (1 ounce for dollar as it used to be) is not a solution. However, there needs to be some sort of control on how much money is actually printed and what its value actually is in relation to other things. Fed keeps everything secret, we dont know exactly how much money is printed and where it goes and statistics used for inflation are ridiculously narrow and one-sided.
@chantosposta lol it's not the 1970s anymore there's no way that we can go back to gold standard. That will effectively ruin the global economy since the dollar is used around the globe. Ever heard of a term called "deflation"? lol That was one of the major causes of the1930 depression.
Paul also smears mud on the name of one of our greatest presidents (Abraham Lincoln), apparently doesn't beleive in people being able to afford health care (and he calls himself a doctor), and doesn't even bother turning back donations from racist groups.
@chantosposta Sure, but paper money arose as a solution to the problems caused by the gold standard. Marx wrote, "Capitalism establishes barriers which it must circumvent or transcend." Reverting back to gold will only bring about, once again, the need for the fiat money system.
@chantosposta And how can this avoid bubbles? If a currency is linked to or made convertable into precious metals, or any other finite resource, it will act DEflationary. It is impossible for gold to keep up with the amount of goods and services produced given economic growth. At some time you WILL hit the deflation wall.
And this suppoed conversion will lead to hoarding of money.
@ShinjukuHH you're right it is deflationary and on the other hand we need those metals for technology. However, if there are multiple sources of other moneys created freely and backed by WHATEVER (e.g. real property), people would choose in the market which one they want. The only thing gives dollar value is that government accepts it as a payment for taxes. This makes income tax inevitable to give dollar value. No wonder both the FED and Income taxes were introduced in 1913.
@chantosposta P.S. I'm not advocating gold standard per se. What I'm saying is we need a responsible system where moneys are backed by somebodys obligation, Not print-and-loan-it-to-government-and-let-people-pay-for-it that we have today.
america hasn't been in good shape these past 4 years of obama as president, so we need something new, ron paul is our only option, vote for him, legalize weed..
Personally I cant wait until America declines into a second rate power. Im sick of my country having to be subjected to American insanity. You guys want to elect psychopaths and creationists, go ahead, stay the fuck away from my country.
@TheRhinehart86 honestly neither can I, so can stop hearing people like you complain about how evrything is wrong with the world because of america. honestly what the fuck were you subjected to? foreign policy? bombing? "rape and murder by american soldiers"? and having different ideals makes one insane? why don't you hop off the down with america bandwagon for a few minutes, unless your some middleastern religious zealot
@TheRhinehart86 I've have noticed that you like to use the internet to express your political beliefs.... What country was it that invented the internet again?
@tahitiswell America, but Im of British descent and we invented steam power, the basis of modern electricity, so without us your internet wouldnt exist. Suck it.
@TheRhinehart86 And without you millions of people whould still have a land to grow on (middle -east for example) so i whoudn't mind paying a small sacrifice such as the internet for the well-being of thousands of people.
@TheRhinehart86 hahaha thats quite a bit of a streeeeetch and plus it is historically in-accurate, steam power was actually invented by Denis Papin who was French.... I will however credit the British with having one of the most brutal, devious, and widespread empires in the history of this planet ( and certainly the worst in modern history)... a little bit ironic to be calling out the united states don't you think?... Anyway say hi to your queen for me pom pom
@tahitiswell I said British descent, as in my country owes its existence to Britain, kind of like yours, only we abolished slavery before you, gave women the vote before you, abolished the death sentence before you, joined both world wars before you etc. Ask the native Americans whether they think the British, who honoured their treaties with them and allowed them to settle in Canada, or America have a better history of human rights. I like how you dont comment on my first comments
@TheRhinehart86 I'm still unclear as to which country you are from so it is difficult for me to reply to any of those historical claims.... it would be impossible to ask all of the native americans your suggested question but I do have some family that hail from the Kahnawake reservation in Quebec and I can assure you that they are not extremely fond of The Brits, the Americans, the French, or even Canada's contemporary policies towards them...
@tahitiswell ..... Furthermore, I never said I was American, I was simply pointing out the irony of you blasting a nation on a device that was put in your hands by the very nation that you are blasting.
@Honorfull Huh? I was pointing out that the USA invented the internet. I don't recall mentioning anything about them 'doing so much beautiful (or beautifull as you spell)' or 'making this world' are you sure you have replied to the right person?
Oh yeah, I need to protect my precious treasure. Why should I have to shell out my hard earned $s so my neighbour can get free health care or education? Maybe because healthier, better educated people are more productive? Maybe so so many people dont go to prison because they have nothing to lose and become an even greater burden? MAYBE BECAUSE ITS THE DECENT FUCKING THING TO DO? But hey, everyone knows that money spent on welfare just disappears right, no circulation or anything, just poof gone
How can idiots think that less regulation is the solution to the worlds problems? These problems have all arisen because businessmen and politicians have been running rampant and removing legislation left right and center, giving loans to people who they previously werent allowed to give loans to, they dont care, they get their multi-million pay out and fuck off. These people are fucking you, your family and your country up the ass and youre defending them!!! You want to give them more!!! IDIOTS
@Asocialism1 If only America whould FUCK OFF, THEN the world whould be a better place, you don't help poor countries by fucking attacking them whene they harbor ''Terrorists''
@Honorfull True... I would actually prefer America to just be gone. Invaded by another nation and eliminated from history forever. THEN the world would be a better place.
lol that's what Communist Soviet Union and NAZIs thought. They were gonna conquer the world with ease! but fucking America stopped them!! damn America is evil!
@AtheistView The Soviet Union never wanted to conquer the world, they merely wanted to spread communism for good reason. And the Greater German Reich never wanted to control the world. America never stopped either of them, it only played a small role. Meanwhile, America works on conquering the middle east, latin America, Africa, and all other third world nations, unchallenged by a competent enemy.
nothing inherently special about gold? its like the single most useful metal in the world! it's inert and non-toxic, it's so malleable you can pound it to a few atoms in thickness, it's incredibly conductive, it's used in reflective high-rise and aero-space vehicle windows, it's massive, and it's scarce and looks magical to simple people. matter of fact, i'm tempted to change my surname to gold-something, to grant myself an air of heightened value.
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have to also keep in mind that ron paul is the only one who doesn't have a hardon for going to war with iran..... so in that sense it's basically ron paul or world war 3.
horsedrinksgasoline 14 hours ago
VERMIN SUPREME FOR PRESIDENT 2012
CapnCheezburger 1 day ago
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CrapTurret94 1 day ago
ron paul is a boss. don't just bring up the bad stuff
CCompagnoo 1 day ago
@CCompagnoo lol you're funny.
paraplegicgiraffe 1 day ago
the purpose of non pasturized milk is that it is helathier and the method of fully doing it breaks up the enzymes that make milk healthy. some companies such as beyond organic found a happy compromise of slightly heating it before sale
justwhyamerica 2 days ago
Social Security should be a safety net for those that could never afford to save on their own. I agree, it needs to be reformed. My problem is that it should not be in the hands of Government ALONE. 100% Private can fuck it up and 100% Government fucked it up. Payroll taxes should go to a private account fully regulated by Government and some payroll tax goes to those who could not save shit. Most private whole life policies offer $4k/mo at retirement, whic is 2.5 times better than SS.
dduras 2 days ago
Where are candidates like FDR these days? The most awesome head of government the western world ever had.
sceptiquele 2 days ago
Why choose between crazy or evil if you can have crazy AND evil? Santorum 2012!
MastermindX 2 days ago
take a look at Buddy Roemer. he recently received the nod as the independent/3rd/green party nominee.
0neB4dM0th3rFuck3r 3 days ago
Honestly Athiest, you bring up good points, but I would MUCH rather have the representative I voted for creating social laws, rather than the guy in Washington. Seriously, I don't think anybody should have the power to create social laws, even Ron Paul, but giving the power back to the states is at least a Fucking START. Right? I have yet to see a man running for president that I agree with nearly as many times as I do Paul. We'll see, America, it's your move, rather your governments, nowadays.
fuckifacation123 3 days ago
at the end you should have said "or her," you fucking sexist.
RicorianGuardian 3 days ago
States = People
Individuals vote
Why is state sovereignty stupid?
christian32johnson 4 days ago
The danger in a one size fits all federal government, is that we far less influence on policy. At least we can combat injustice at our local level.
Imagine that you live in a state where the majority believes that consenting adults can do as they please and the laws reflect that belief. Then comes along President Rick Santorum and decrees sodomy a federal crime. What do we do then?
The danger in shunning our process for better or worse, is that you don't know who the next dictator will be.
acmThreeD 4 days ago 2
I can't let the state's rights issue go uncontested as though "Texans don't like sodomy, therefore there should be no state's rights." is the end of the discussion.
More often, you'll find that states are ahead of the curve on social matters such as gay marriage and medical marijuana. Unfortunately, we allow the dictates of the federal government to trump these policies and imprison law abiding citizens in these trendsetting states.
acmThreeD 4 days ago 7
I'm with Ron Paul on allowing adults to consume raw milk if that is what they want to do. I would prefer this to President Obama's solution which is as follows:
Appoint a Monsanto lobbyist to the new FDA role of "Food Safety Czar"! Allow this unelected Czar who has sworn no Constitutional oath to send armed federal agents to raid Amish farms to crack down on the criminals who are selling cow's milk the way it had been consumed for the last 7,000 years.
acmThreeD 4 days ago 2
@acmThreeD The FDA is just as corrupt as the rest of the government. Don't put too much faith in the FDA.
bangmeister 2 days ago
Don't mix Ron Paul's personal opinion of the constitutionality of social programs with his stated policy plans.
He is the only candidate who has proposed any type of plan to make Social Security and Medicare solvent, by saving money and upholding the agreement entered into by those who are dependent.
Dr Paul also understands that constant inflation punishes those on fixed income most of all.
If you receive a check worth $500 each month, and that money is worth less each day, you suffer.
acmThreeD 4 days ago 2
I think you need to study some economics AA. Gold has been money throughout history. Our perception of the value of fiat money is only a sensible means of measure so long as there is some restraint on how much money there is. More dollars = less value. You can't just print more gold.
Dr. Paul doesn't want to return to the gold standard overnight, we're too far removed. He wants to introduce a competing currency, just as JFK did shortly before his assassination.
acmThreeD 4 days ago 3
Leaving abortion up to the states? oh no. Yeah it is a human being in there. Oh it's not fully developed so it doesn't count? A baby isn't fully developed after it's born, it will still grow and the brain will develop, so by that logic you might as well allow for actual baby "euthanasia" since by your definition, they are not real people either.
I'm no ta christian, I'm not really religious at all but I don't support the killing of babies. If that makes me "crazy" then what a fucked up world.
DriscolDevil 4 days ago
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Who cares, we are all going to die in September anyway. ;)
taylabrain 4 days ago
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taylabrain 4 days ago
@TearsOfWar1 Yeah but they dont so your comment is fucking worthless
studlytwin 5 days ago
So sense blood is not illegal, are you afraid of going into restaurants, ordering fruit punch.. and getting blood instead?
studlytwin 5 days ago
@studlytwin Vampires would appreciate that.
SuperFluffylicious 5 days ago
It's either R.P or Obama. I'd rather either of them than the rest of these candidates
Sephy100 6 days ago 20
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If you're okay with abolishing church and state separation then vote for the evil white guy.
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sadly, "that" candidate couldn't get on the ballot without party support... it sucks
sirhelmet 1 week ago
when you swear you sound like an arse
TheResonators 1 week ago
Gold is used in all computer components, has been around forever and never has lost value and will only become more valuable.
Ron Paul is the only good choice in 2012. if you don't vote for him your welcoming a weakened America ready to collapse.
Why would anyone want a paper note when you can have gold that never loses it value?
Inflation makes your paper notes worth less and less.
LivedRevoDog 1 week ago
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This message was payed for by Ron Paul
natetheguitarkid 1 week ago
So you are afriad of milk but you gladly shove a banana up your ass?
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Actually gold does server an amazingly good purpose. Gold is known to be the most advanced metal when it comes to electric currents in computers software. So it holds an extremely high value thus the reason its used in your HDMI cords.
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TheSngcoach 1 week ago
On the international market the goldprize would go up, techprize would go up, australians would become superrich, there is a lot wrong with your plan, and all you can say is "it makes no difference".
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
If the American gvrnmnt sells gold at fixed rate, it sells australian dollars at a more or less fixed rate, it would indirectly decide the value of the australian market. It is a ridiculous suggestion
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
The value of the dollar is relative by definition. It's worth an x amount of euro's, an y amount of yen, etc. If you'd fix it, you'd isolate yourself from the world market.
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
Gold standard is ridiculous. There isn't even almost enough gold in the world, just for the american economy, let alone if other countries would do this as well.
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
@TheSngcoach my point exactly.
HSUUSANJ 1 week ago
@TheSngcoach
Paul does not argue that we should replace paper money with gold specie, only that paper money (or electronic equivalent) should be exchanged at a fixed rate for gold. This is a value peg, not a quantity peg. There is more than enough gold, and the system was in place up until 1971.
The purpose of tying paper money to commodities (e.g. gold) is to keep the government from manipulating the value of the money or from engaging in "printing press" financing (the inflation tax).
dc46and2 1 week ago
@dc46and2 If the government wanted, they could always change the conversion rate, making it moot to go to gold in the first place. But that doesn't even matter because there are legitimate reasons to endorse modest inflation targets. It keeps currency from leaving circulation in the form of idle savings. This is different from investment savings, which is productive, but "cash-in-the-mattress" savings, which is effectively deflation. The symptoms of deflation are much worse.
jessemaurais 1 week ago 3
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The legislature could change or abolish a gold standard, as they have done in the past. But they would not be able to hide this fact, and they would face political consequences.
Caching cash (hehe) wouldn't cause deflation. The treasury would replace the missing paper in order to maintain the value peg.
The real issue here is the gold standard eliminates arbitrary monetary policy. That is both why I support it and why Keynesians decry it.
Thumb up for rational arguments.
dc46and2 1 week ago
@dc46and2 Ah, 1971, when the economy was still small, and when gold for electronics was limited to pretty much what nasa needed. Great plan. "only that paper money (or electronic equivalent) should be exchanged at a fixed rate for gold."
If you do this, and there is not nearly enough gold to cover for all the money, then why would anyone not buy gold.
Btw, is it necessary. I.e. do you use dollars (or euro's), or have you stockpiled gold?
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
@TheSngcoach You still seem to be under the mistaken impression that we propose a fixed amount of gold in the vault for every dollar in circulation. This is not necessary. In fact, it is theoretically possible to have a gold standard without a single ounce of gold "on reserve". As long as the value of the money is maintained, there would be no incentive for anyone to demand gold at the government's "exchange window", because gold would be exchanged on the open market at the same price.
dc46and2 1 week ago
@dc46and2 "As long as the value of the money is maintained,"
Then how do you propose to do this? I mean, you want to stop people from importing/exporting goods?
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
@TheSngcoach No, the money's value would still float with respect to foreign currency. The value WRT gold would be maintained by matching money supply to money demand. There are several existing methods to accomplish this, and the gold exchange window would be the last resort.
We should not be debating whether or not the gold standard can be realized. The US could have a de facto gold standard *tomorrow*, if Bernanke decided to target a particular gold price instead of his current goals.
dc46and2 1 week ago
@dc46and2 Typical, just start asserting the opposite of what I'm saying, you're not even trying to disprove it. Stop being silly now please, it's ridiculous.
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
@TheSngcoach You said there is not enough gold. I explained how a gold standard could be implemented with existing gold reserves or even no gold reserves, using the tools and institutions that already exist.
I didn't just make an assertion; I backed it up with my reasoning: every day the Fed works to maintain (short-term) price stability WRT a basket of commodities. They could just as easily choose price stability WRT gold, which would be a de facto gold standard. Is this not the case?
dc46and2 1 week ago
@dc46and2 "Is this not the case?"
Indeed, this is not the case. As I already told you, gold is too rare and valuable, it's irresponsible to base a large economy on this.
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
@TheSngcoach Why is it not the case? The Fed holds zero corn, cattle, or apartment complexes on reserve, and yet it is able to maintain the value of money WRT to these things. Why would it not be able to do the same thing with gold?
Being rare and valuable make gold well suited to act as a standard for the value of money. Why would it be irresponsible to use it this way? What difference does the size of the economy make, if the quantity of money is not constrained by the quantity of gold?
dc46and2 1 week ago
@dc46and2 I just told you, you'd be directly influencing the australian economy. Fix your dollar to tulips, and you'll be controlling dutch economy, same thing.
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
@TheSngcoach Well, I suppose a gold standard might have some effect on global gold production, mainly because gold prices would become less volatile. But why is that a problem?
dc46and2 1 week ago
@dc46and2 You've completely redefined the word "gold standard", you're obviously against the gold standard, otherwise you'd make sense. The int. market doesn't offer gold @ fixed prizes.
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
@dc46and2 Also, as i've already told you a zillion times already, you do have cattle, apartments in america, you hardly have any gold at all. The economy = cattle, apartments, etc, not gold.
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
@TheSngcoach You haven't told me why this is relevant. No gold = no problem, as I've explained above. Any gold we need, we can buy on the international market.
dc46and2 1 week ago
@dc46and2 Dude, wth are you talking about. Buy gold on the int. market? So not at a fixed rate? And no gold in reserve? So how would it be a gold standard?
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
@dc46and2 No gold = no problem, especially if you don't have a fixed gold prize either, it would mean the situation stays exactly the way it is right now. Seriously....
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
@dc46and2 Why do you keep asking the same question, I answered you already, gold = A$, controlling gold = controlling australian market.
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
@TheSngcoach The Australian dollar is not tied to gold, so I'm not sure what you mean by this. It's not gold we seek to control, but the value of money.
Anyway, I you are no longer saying that a gold standard is impossible, so I guess I've made the point I set out to make. There are whole books written about the pros and cons of a gold standard, so I don't think we can hash them all out here. Good night, I'll let you have the last word, if you want it.
dc46and2 1 week ago
@dc46and2 "The Australian dollar is not tied to gold"
Dumbass.
"I you are no longer saying that a gold standard is impossible"
Yes I do, fucking dumbass, stop asserting stuff.
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
@dc46and2 "I'll let you have the last word, if you want it."
Fuck you, you lying piece of shit.
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
@dc46and2 The reason there is not enough gold, is pretty simple. In the 50's, gold production was a large share of the world economy. Now, only a very tiny percentage of the world population is doing gold production. There is no way you can make your economy lean on just that tiny percentage of workers (mostly australians).
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
@TheSngcoach
A gold standard does not mean the eradication of paper currency. It only requires paper money to be backed by gold and yes, silver. If someone were to want to exchange paper currency for gold or silver, it could be done easily.
The purpose for a gold and silver standard is to control the production of paper currency thus eliminating any inflation.
Alpha1Papa 1 week ago
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@Alpha1Papa "...eliminating any inflation."
Even if that was desirable, which it isn't, it doesn't work. You still have to print money so that the mass of currency in circulation is commensurate with population growth, otherwise you have de-facto deflation, which is much worse. But if you're doing that, you can't keep the conversion with metals constant. Not that metals have any more value than paper in their capacity as currency. Unit value of money is as arbitrary as the meter.
jessemaurais 1 week ago
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@Alpha1Papa "A gold standard does not mean the eradication of paper currency."
This shows why people want to lecture you nutjobs in basic economics. Even suggesting that this is what I meant just shows how incredibly simplistic your thinking is.
"they could always change the conversion rate, making it moot to go to gold in the first place."
So you want the American government to be in full control over the value of the australian dollar? I thought Paul was not for state control.
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
The huge reason for the Ron Paul support online is his outspoken opposition to anything like SOPA or PIPA, basically, he said he wants to protect internet freedom. Knowing he always votes how he promises .... it is a logical reasoning. However, the president is not as powerful as some people think, the House and Congress make most of the laws and such, all he can do is steer them a bit. So only a little will change, but that one issue is his foot in the door.
KittenKoder 1 week ago
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thegamecaseshow 1 week ago
@thegamecaseshow Except that the constitution declares the rights of citizens. That's what it is. Unless you're saying that gays aren't citizens, then yes, the federal government does have the right over the states to protect gay rights.
jessemaurais 1 week ago
TJ, that sane candidate...is you. TERROJA KINCAID 2012.
Wedgewick 1 week ago
Got to love people who say they are for freedom and liberty, but then say that the states have the right to violate it, and expect us to go along because it least it is just the states and not the whole country.
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TheFTWDrummer 1 week ago
keep waiting for your prince charming...i mean, your perfect candidate...
mascarafea1 1 week ago
Even Atheist can be ignorant and irrational
RON PAUL 2012
ubermisogynist 1 week ago
People who think Ron Paul is "crazy" don't understand monetary theory,economic theory or the Constitution also they are so used to being on the government tit the concept of liberty baffles them. Which is exactly what the Democrats and Republican establishment want
ubermisogynist 1 week ago
jeeze i support ron paul but in the comments his supporters are going insane right now. dennis kucinich is another politician i support. basically any politician who is not a bag of hot air or an empty suit
lalem91 1 week ago
The thing you guys need to understand about The Amazing Atheist, is that he is not a real person, he is a caricature created by an entertainer. His opinions are no more valid than those of Scooby Doo, and are just as meaningful. He is not worth getting angry over.
Terthna1 1 week ago
@Terthna1 not really
DAmicoJohnny 1 week ago
When Ron Paul talks about freedom, he means the freedom for white people to let poors starve. He's a racist with ties to the KKK, this has been known since the early 80s. Just because a new generation of ignorant ass people bought into his bullshit doesn't make it legit.
Fralcon 2 weeks ago
@Fralcon
I don't know if you think I'm that gullible, or if your that gullible, but either way? You're not as smart as you think you are.
Terthna1 1 week ago
I agree with almost everything you said here but I personally drink raw milk, my entire life, never had a health problem so far. Not really sure it poses as much of a threat as people claim.
INatalkaI 2 weeks ago
Ron Paul is as close as U are going to find to "the guy that makes sense" for now.
You almost had me thinking you understand Liberty and the founding principles of this country. You clearly don't. You START with a thought which does, then U over-think it and bastardize the basic principle for a specific and extremely obtuse instance. The change which it sounds like U want is going to have to come in steps. Ron Paul IS that first step for ALL OF US! It's really that simple. Don't over-think it!
PJS50 2 weeks ago
if u want a better canidate move to europ.
takebackkean 2 weeks ago
i don't like ron paul, but i would vote for him any day over obama.
takebackkean 2 weeks ago
its funny because there was a ron paul ad before this
16coonedan 2 weeks ago
Look up Fred Karger. He's the "sane"-est one in one of the two popular parties.
DarkSkyProductions 2 weeks ago
That reasonable candidate is busy being screwed by the main parties as he tries to become a politican.
lsynno 2 weeks ago
Hey guys please just ignore all the bad stuff ron paul's constituency represents, but instead think of how many wars he's going to end! I think it's going to be at least 2, and that means all American's get free money because we're not spending it on wars!
Sethagrius 2 weeks ago
Your lack of understanding and knowledge on the raw milk situation.Only shows how the rest of your arguments are founded on ignorance.I'm sure someone with more patience will take the time to explain what having a gold backed currency means as opposed to running a printing press every time you need another trillion to bail out your banker friends.As far as the abortion issue and the gay marriage laws.I could careless either way.tired of getting caught in the middle of social issue bullshit..
surferray69 2 weeks ago
i wish people would see the bigger picture here... ron paul wants to end the pointless wars america has waged over the past 60 years, by simply bringing all the troops home, saving a trillion dollars that is wasted on them... secondly, to end the federal reserve bank with it's fraudulent system.. these 2 things alone will bring about a world wide evolution to a peaceful, sustainable future... all this shit about gays, abortions and welfare will sort themselves out later.. end the wars first!!!
benatssu 2 weeks ago 7
@benatssu
'sort themselves out later'
...What the fuck is wrong with you?
NekiiFTW 1 week ago
@NekiiFTW
what i mean is that if we are living in a world without war, profit and greed then there will be a huge paradigm shift, and the way we view social issues like gay marriage, abortion, healthcare, etc, will be completely different, with a society of peaceful and more accepting citizens.. "what the fuck is wrong with me?" i just happen to see that many of these social problems stem from a root cause, and will fix themselves once that cancer is removed.
benatssu 1 week ago
@benatssu
Yeah, because you think war and social inequality issues are really going to be stopped by one guy? Hell no. He might stop a war, but does that mean we're going to stop being a hated country and inevitably encounter the same problem, or that other countries won't have wars? Or does that matter to you? And, no, they won't 'work themselves out', just because we stopped warring. It's because of the idiots here we have those problems, not the ones out there.
NekiiFTW 1 week ago
Just because RP is a strict constitutionalist doesnt mean he thinks state laws should determine a person's sexual activity. Anyone in today's society also understands that if the state did have the right to make such laws it would never pass in a state legislature let alone be introduced, so you should stop taking that quote out of context and putting words into his mouth.
Libbatarian 2 weeks ago
@BaraSkit07 That's true. I dont like any of the presidential candidates. But if theres any of them that I dislike the least, it's Ron Paul.
ahopele 2 weeks ago
@Nfinety8 Read up on the gold standard, huh? You mean like how it crashed Britain's economy under Winston Churchill?
Markunator 2 weeks ago
Damn politicians! I can barely see it's movements!
UltimatePlayer000001 2 weeks ago
I don't agree with Ron Paul in most of his opinions but really, at this point, Paul is the best candidate you people can spit up. Too bad.
BaraSkit07 2 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Ever heard of a guy named Ralph Nader?
RadioFreeWisconsin 2 weeks ago
Ron Paul has principles, but they're crazy, complete control for corporations, no power to workers (please don't respond to me Paul cultists). Obama has no principles, saying or doing anything for power, but he's not loco.
RadioFreeWisconsin 2 weeks ago
@RadioFreeWisconsin I'm not a big ron paul supporter but I don't see how you could think that Ron Paul wants complete control for the major coporations, almost everything he talks about is against big business and government...
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Anyone that passed high school history and economics class will think that Ron Paul is crazy. Returning to gold standard will cause severe deflation, given the current size of the global economy. Do some research on the great depression and you will see what I mean.
"deflation is caused primarily by a reduction in the velocity of money and/or the amount of money supply per person." (from wikipedia)
HSUUSANJ 2 weeks ago
@HSUUSANJ you see, that is the problem. Our country run by people who go by high school economics. And guess who writes those textbooks.
chantosposta 1 week ago
@chantosposta LOL I said "high school economics" to emphasize that anyone that has a BASIC understanding in economic will not support Ron Paul. Go take a econ class in college or something.
HSUUSANJ 1 week ago
@HSUUSANJ Indeed I did. i would recommend professor Thompson at UCLA ;) he'll explain to you how interest rates really dont work in the way of Keynesian macroeconomics.
chantosposta 1 week ago
@chantosposta LOL and professor Thompson at UCLA said that gold standard would work? you probably failed the class
HSUUSANJ 1 week ago
@HSUUSANJ Haha, I checked it, guess what, with some estimation in regards to how much gold there is (there is no exact number on it), we should have ~10-25% of what is needed to support the American economy. That is, if we take all the gold that is already in jewelry, electronics, etc. Ron Paul and economics... not a golden combination.
TheSngcoach 1 week ago
@TheSngcoach and yet paulbots failed to see so. They should make ECON mandatory for all college students..
HSUUSANJ 1 week ago
P.S. We've been drinking raw milk for millennia, all of a sudden we're going to catch a disease because it hasn't been cooked and genetically modified?
tinofilipino 2 weeks ago
I seriously lost respect for this guy because of his acceptance of the status quo. He seriously believes the FDA is looking out for our interests? The FDA serves the interests of big agricultural and pharmaceutical corporations. And raw milk isn't bad, I drink it. It's the genetically modified and homogenized milk you see in the supermarkets that'll do you harm. This idiot probably believes in the left wing-right wing paradigm, which is an illusion.
tinofilipino 2 weeks ago 2
Difference between gold money and paper money: you can't print gold. Ergo, you can't inflate it easily the way the Federal Reserve can with reserve notes.
tinofilipino 2 weeks ago
RP is just saying that he wants states to vote on issues like abortion, he won't fuck with the constitution
silverburzt 2 weeks ago
Gold standard would actually really help the people
Irregulation 2 weeks ago
@Irregulation gold standard? ROFL fuck no. idiot
awsumpossum1 2 weeks ago
you might say .... you are italian those are not your business but.... since american politics affects italian politics in the end... please can you run for election ?
xevilstar 2 weeks ago
i see you as a candidate tj :)
xevilstar 2 weeks ago
"Evil" seems a little harsh...but back to my point about handjibbers. For whom is that an acceptable alternative to sex? I just sat on my non-dominant hand for a bit. Bam! Handjibber. My wife just put on a leather glove and misspelled the alphabet. Bam! Lady handjibber. You know who think handjibbers are the bees knees? Pregnant teenagers. Oral, for a brighter future.
83texan 2 weeks ago
The FDA argument is fucking retarded. Nobody's advocating against lawsuits, for example, and a lot of these raw milk places had prominently-displayed warnings. It's just none of your business if a small number of people want to drink raw milk. By arguing in favor of the FDA regulations, you're saying "yes, it is my business!" Well, fuck you.
Eyedunno 2 weeks ago
I don't know why everyone makes such a big deal out of anti-sodomy laws. I'm not gay, so I can't speak for the texture of man butt. But as far as I can tell, doesn't that mean you just get more mouthomy? Mouthomy is awesome. Nope. Wait. I get it now. F**king handjibbers ruin everything. Again. I would be down with an anti-sodomy-and/or-handjibber law, though. Let's just federally mandate mouthomy as the only sex option. Less chance of infection. No chance of pregnancy. Nutrition?
83texan 2 weeks ago
No one is evil, there is no good guys, Ron Paul will not fix everything , Obama will not fix everything, yes my grammer is shit.
XaocTacos 2 weeks ago
Ron Paul 2012.
93Chaudhry 2 weeks ago 19
@93Chaudhry Heeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllllll noooooooo. Obama 2012 :D
flyingpiggyprincess 2 weeks ago
Since you don't understand why Paul says we need gold, let me explain. The dollar was set afloat in 70's and the fed has been printing money much more freely, causing inflation. This, coupled with artificially low interest rates in the inflationary years (which are also set by the fed) inevitably creates all kinds of bubbles and is a basis for the cyclical fluctuation of the economy. Gold standard and market interest rates cause fast corrections of economy and avoid creating huge bubbles.
chantosposta 2 weeks ago 30
@chantosposta Reverting back to the monetary system based gold standard would make our nation the only government in the world to use the Gold Standard. Why stop Ron Paul right there, why not just go all the way back to the barter system like Europe during the dark ages?
andyandcarl 2 weeks ago
@andyandcarl
Clearly you misunderstand the meaning of inflation: the increase of money supply. You can't print gold. And being the only one doing something a certain way does not mean it's wrong. Very bad logic on your part.
tinofilipino 2 weeks ago
@andyandcarl No, we don't need to go that far. Even attaching gold literally (1 ounce for dollar as it used to be) is not a solution. However, there needs to be some sort of control on how much money is actually printed and what its value actually is in relation to other things. Fed keeps everything secret, we dont know exactly how much money is printed and where it goes and statistics used for inflation are ridiculously narrow and one-sided.
chantosposta 2 weeks ago
@chantosposta <-- What this guy said.
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HSUUSANJ 2 weeks ago
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@chantosposta lol it's not the 1970s anymore there's no way that we can go back to gold standard. That will effectively ruin the global economy since the dollar is used around the globe. Ever heard of a term called "deflation"? lol That was one of the major causes of the1930 depression.
HSUUSANJ 2 weeks ago
@chantosposta
Paul also smears mud on the name of one of our greatest presidents (Abraham Lincoln), apparently doesn't beleive in people being able to afford health care (and he calls himself a doctor), and doesn't even bother turning back donations from racist groups.
NUTCASE71733 2 weeks ago
@NUTCASE71733 i think your nickname sheds some light on your opinions :)
chantosposta 2 weeks ago
@chantosposta Sure, but paper money arose as a solution to the problems caused by the gold standard. Marx wrote, "Capitalism establishes barriers which it must circumvent or transcend." Reverting back to gold will only bring about, once again, the need for the fiat money system.
overman926 2 weeks ago
@chantosposta But wasn't the gold standard what crashed Britain's economy under Churchill?
Markunator 2 weeks ago
@chantosposta you do realize gold isnt wealth. its just a symbol, like money... money is an exchange, not actual value...
13stevejohnson 2 weeks ago
@chantosposta And how can this avoid bubbles? If a currency is linked to or made convertable into precious metals, or any other finite resource, it will act DEflationary. It is impossible for gold to keep up with the amount of goods and services produced given economic growth. At some time you WILL hit the deflation wall.
And this suppoed conversion will lead to hoarding of money.
ShinjukuHH 1 week ago
@ShinjukuHH you're right it is deflationary and on the other hand we need those metals for technology. However, if there are multiple sources of other moneys created freely and backed by WHATEVER (e.g. real property), people would choose in the market which one they want. The only thing gives dollar value is that government accepts it as a payment for taxes. This makes income tax inevitable to give dollar value. No wonder both the FED and Income taxes were introduced in 1913.
chantosposta 1 week ago
@chantosposta P.S. I'm not advocating gold standard per se. What I'm saying is we need a responsible system where moneys are backed by somebodys obligation, Not print-and-loan-it-to-government-and-let-people-pay-for-it that we have today.
chantosposta 1 week ago
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Err, what the fuck you doin'?
Why would you say that about Dr. Paul?
Don't you know he's our only hope?
Don't you know he's the only one who can save America?
givemearandomnamenow 3 weeks ago
Ron Paul isn't crazy you stupid pile of shit
BATTLEFIELDvett 3 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
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ya he is actually. Everything he said about Ron Paul is true.
TheTexanCanadian 2 weeks ago
TG FOR PRESIDENT XD
Koahification 3 weeks ago
THAT PERSON IS THE NOT WEALTHY GUY WHO CANT GET HIS NAME KNOEWN
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america hasn't been in good shape these past 4 years of obama as president, so we need something new, ron paul is our only option, vote for him, legalize weed..
willyFF7 3 weeks ago
Personally I cant wait until America declines into a second rate power. Im sick of my country having to be subjected to American insanity. You guys want to elect psychopaths and creationists, go ahead, stay the fuck away from my country.
TheRhinehart86 3 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@TheRhinehart86 honestly neither can I, so can stop hearing people like you complain about how evrything is wrong with the world because of america. honestly what the fuck were you subjected to? foreign policy? bombing? "rape and murder by american soldiers"? and having different ideals makes one insane? why don't you hop off the down with america bandwagon for a few minutes, unless your some middleastern religious zealot
pitter424 3 weeks ago
@TheRhinehart86 I've have noticed that you like to use the internet to express your political beliefs.... What country was it that invented the internet again?
tahitiswell 3 weeks ago
@tahitiswell America, but Im of British descent and we invented steam power, the basis of modern electricity, so without us your internet wouldnt exist. Suck it.
TheRhinehart86 3 weeks ago
@TheRhinehart86 And without you millions of people whould still have a land to grow on (middle -east for example) so i whoudn't mind paying a small sacrifice such as the internet for the well-being of thousands of people.
Your turn, American.
Honorfull 3 weeks ago
@TheRhinehart86 (I agree with you, i was a little confused and replied to the wrong user.
Honorfull 3 weeks ago
@TheRhinehart86 hahaha thats quite a bit of a streeeeetch and plus it is historically in-accurate, steam power was actually invented by Denis Papin who was French.... I will however credit the British with having one of the most brutal, devious, and widespread empires in the history of this planet ( and certainly the worst in modern history)... a little bit ironic to be calling out the united states don't you think?... Anyway say hi to your queen for me pom pom
tahitiswell 3 weeks ago
@tahitiswell I said British descent, as in my country owes its existence to Britain, kind of like yours, only we abolished slavery before you, gave women the vote before you, abolished the death sentence before you, joined both world wars before you etc. Ask the native Americans whether they think the British, who honoured their treaties with them and allowed them to settle in Canada, or America have a better history of human rights. I like how you dont comment on my first comments
TheRhinehart86 3 weeks ago
@TheRhinehart86 I'm still unclear as to which country you are from so it is difficult for me to reply to any of those historical claims.... it would be impossible to ask all of the native americans your suggested question but I do have some family that hail from the Kahnawake reservation in Quebec and I can assure you that they are not extremely fond of The Brits, the Americans, the French, or even Canada's contemporary policies towards them...
tahitiswell 3 weeks ago
@tahitiswell ..... Furthermore, I never said I was American, I was simply pointing out the irony of you blasting a nation on a device that was put in your hands by the very nation that you are blasting.
tahitiswell 3 weeks ago
@tahitiswell Fuck Off, like America did so much beautifull for this World. IF you made this world...Then look around! are you fucking happy with it?
Honorfull 3 weeks ago
@Honorfull Huh? I was pointing out that the USA invented the internet. I don't recall mentioning anything about them 'doing so much beautiful (or beautifull as you spell)' or 'making this world' are you sure you have replied to the right person?
tahitiswell 3 weeks ago
Oh yeah, I need to protect my precious treasure. Why should I have to shell out my hard earned $s so my neighbour can get free health care or education? Maybe because healthier, better educated people are more productive? Maybe so so many people dont go to prison because they have nothing to lose and become an even greater burden? MAYBE BECAUSE ITS THE DECENT FUCKING THING TO DO? But hey, everyone knows that money spent on welfare just disappears right, no circulation or anything, just poof gone
TheRhinehart86 3 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
How can idiots think that less regulation is the solution to the worlds problems? These problems have all arisen because businessmen and politicians have been running rampant and removing legislation left right and center, giving loans to people who they previously werent allowed to give loans to, they dont care, they get their multi-million pay out and fuck off. These people are fucking you, your family and your country up the ass and youre defending them!!! You want to give them more!!! IDIOTS
TheRhinehart86 3 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Gol;d still buys what it did 100 years ago our dollars have just inflated so ur an idiot.
WiKiDENT101 3 weeks ago
how is that crazy to remove abortion from fed and make it illegal. they should be us citizen.
WiKiDENT101 3 weeks ago
If only America had democracy... The world would be a better place.
Asocialism1 3 weeks ago
@Asocialism1 If only America whould FUCK OFF, THEN the world whould be a better place, you don't help poor countries by fucking attacking them whene they harbor ''Terrorists''
Honorfull 3 weeks ago
@Honorfull True... I would actually prefer America to just be gone. Invaded by another nation and eliminated from history forever. THEN the world would be a better place.
Asocialism1 3 weeks ago
@Asocialism1 A better place? HAHAHAHAHA
TheRand0musername 3 weeks ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@Asocialism1
lol that's what Communist Soviet Union and NAZIs thought. They were gonna conquer the world with ease! but fucking America stopped them!! damn America is evil!
AtheistView 2 weeks ago
@AtheistView The Soviet Union never wanted to conquer the world, they merely wanted to spread communism for good reason. And the Greater German Reich never wanted to control the world. America never stopped either of them, it only played a small role. Meanwhile, America works on conquering the middle east, latin America, Africa, and all other third world nations, unchallenged by a competent enemy.
Asocialism1 2 weeks ago