Ron Paul: What have we Allowed our Government to Become?

"I see that there's been too much bipartisanship in creating the problem we've had. This crisis that we're in the midst of didn't pop up here in the last 60 days. It didn't pop up here in the last 8 years. It's taken serveral decades for us to get to this point where we are today in dealing with the budget that is just totally out of control.

Characteristically, the statistics that we hear when we talk about the budget are never reliable - especially when you're in a recession. In a recession, nobody can predict the revenues. The revenues are going to be a lot lower, and the expenditures are going to be a lot higher, so I am making a prediction that the spending will be over $4 trillion this year and that the deficit is going to be over $2 trillion.

The problem we face today isn't so much a budgetary problem, it's much different than that. The budget and the deficit is a symptom of something much more serious - and that is, what have we allowed our government to become?"

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[dustin8420]

Allways makes me feel better when I see people with functioning brains. Ron's got my vote in 2012..

[1XMarksSpot]

@miticone6 You're right. That's why this country is and has been going into the gutter because the politics of this country is controlled by special interests groups with lots of money and politicians always need money for financing their campaigns. Personally, I feel campaign contributions should be eliminated. A politician who serves without the strings attached to him through campaign contributions is one step closer to political integrity ad righteousness.

[Frogger0neXx]

@dogfight156 Actually i think this was before 2006. The video was uploaded on to youtube in 09'

[nicklisajason]

my vote go,s to you ron paul you are a true man.

[dogfight156]

wow! this video was put up in 2009! it's still relevant. i hope ron paul still gets his message across once the republicans are back in power. while it's true that he's blaming both sides all the neo-cons will stop thinking for themselves and get back in line once the next republican takes the white house. it happened when clinton left office and we're still feeling he pain. sadly, i think the tea party will fart out once obama's time is up.

[MysTeri0usMatT7]

Put it this way, IF Ron doesn't get elected president of the US we are up shits creek without a fuckin paddle.......hold on tight.

[themeleed]

@swu880 this is why I oppose the national firearms act of 1934 and the gun control act of 1986.

[gweb214]

Excellent.

[VampQueen999]

W DEAL instead of for the ZERO DEAL!!!