Ron Paul's False Founding Narrative

Robert Parry, Investigative Journalist / Founder-Constortium News joins Thom Hartmann. Ron Paul thinks our nation's founders wanted a weak central government...surely he must be wrong, right? Our guest will tell us what the constitutional framers really intended all those years ago - and what it means for us today with things like Obamacare.

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[ShogaNinja]

This nation will not last long without a middle class. The people will rise up against their oppressors as they get hungrier.The main thing that made this country a superpower is the middle class. Sure, a few people are getting rich right now but when the facade peels away and reveals the rotting infrastructure beneath the dollar will crash. This situation is unsustainable. Bring back the middle class, raise the corporate tax back up to 70%, end corporate personhood, reform campaign financing.

[Regenmacher175]

To provide for the people (e;g. to get the money to pay for everything) one should both cut spending and raise taxes; Ron paul only wants to do half of the job because, like any Republican candidate he's backed by corporate power that would welcome less regulation. h may be good on civil liberties but his social and economic opinions are just crazy.

[truthout911]

@franks2732 Left wing ProgressaCunts and Thomtards never deal with facts, they deal in emotion and hyperbolee. Like Hope and Change and Yes We Can. Oh and myths, how about the secret Federalist Society. Hmm LOL

[gulbirk]

People have been complaining that the market isnt free enough ever since the time of Willy Brandt. No matter how free the market was set, the failures following it would (and will) be blamed on the market not being free ENOUGH.

[franks2732]

Ron Paul Right Wing Reactionaries don't care about facts, they care about the myth. The myth they created because without the myth (created truth) the ideology has no basis

[ShogaNinja]

@ghiisga

They never paid the 70% tax because they were only subject to do so if they took the money as profit.Thus they invested in the business, the products were of higher quality (which is plain to see) and the employees made more wages (also plain to see).You should do a little bit more research on the history of our economics before you make broad sweeping statements based in fantasy.Now that taxes are so low,you get paid shit,products suck,and the CEOs make a fortune in taxfree profits.

[ghiisga]

Where does the government get its power and money from to start with? The people. Talking about the government as if it's some magical mystery machine that makes our lives better is sick thinking. WE ARE THE GOVERNMENT. Reagan was right at the time...the government DID get out of control and its now been hijacked by scoundrels and big business. That's what Ron Paul is saying.

[ghiisga]

@ShogaNinja Extraordinarily weak-minded view on things. Corporations never paid 70% tax rates. When tax rates were that high we had 100% world domination with zero overseas competition, and many loopholes that kept anyone from paying that much. We do need to work on the weak dollar but that should be done by government spending less.

[truthout911]

@ymkamara420 I learn the are of discernment meaning I dont have one particular source of information. I compare what is out there and then fact check for myself. The problem with ProgressaCunts like you is that you think all the lefties out their tell you the truth. Well they dont. They also sold you on hope and change.. Anything from RT, The young Turds or Hartmann is not to be believed.