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u/DTown13 · 16 pointsr/ronpaul

Hello,

I found myself in a similar situation as you not too long ago. As a former democrat smitten with the idea of making things "fair" for everyone, reading Ron Paul's books and ideology really got me thinking. I have never put more time, thought, and effort into politics and social structure before, but after this much-needed reflection after my introduction to RP's very... different points of view, I find that his are the only true "fair" policies.

To address your concern over wealth eventually and inevitably consolidating into the hands of the few at expense of the many, I would stop short of declaring such a Malthusian outcome. Do situations such as you described with the cash register machine occur in Capitalism? Absolutely, and like you said, they are a blessing for society. The world now needs less cashiers, this is true, but now the world needs more engineers to design the machines, mechanics to fix them when they break, computer programmers to code the software they use, and security guards and managers to make sure the machines are being used properly.

But, you say, the person who invented this machine is going to get RICH! That's not fair! However, the very essence of capitalism is that this is indeed the most fair outcome. The man had a brilliant idea and put in the work needed to realize his vision of completing the Cashier-tron 3000. Good for him. His reward in the form of economic success and material wealth is what will motivate the relatively poor college engineering student to start dreaming up plans and designs for the Cash-o-Matic 4000.

As technology progresses, the structure of the economy will inevitably change. It happened before in in the mid-20th century, from an agriculturally based economy to a manufacturing-based economy. Currently, the US economy is transitioning from a manufacturing base to a services based structure, and it is true that these transition periods can indeed be painful. But this is how the free market and economies have to work, and trying to interfere with the process through wealth redistribution, money printing, and corrupt regulatory agencies is not only unfair, but quite often counter-productive.

I do not claim to know everything, my friend, and I love to see people asking questions such as yours. I am merely giving you my perspective after pondering similar issues myself. As long as we keep asking these questions, and seeking these answers, I am confident that the right ideology will make it to the top.


edit: also, as for corporate person-hood, Ron Paul has stated many times in his books and in speeches that he firmly believes that rights belong to individuals, and not groups. The logical conclusion of this line of thought would lead me to believe he does not support corporate person-hood in any way, shape, or form.

edit2: I highly recommend that if you are interested in learning more about the intellectual foundation of Ron Paul's policy positions that you pick up a copy of his book Liberty Defined. It is a quick read and it is written expressly for the purpose of covering 50 fundamental issues and providing his rationale for thinking the way he does about it.

u/tjh5012 · 2 pointsr/ronpaul

It's alright. That's why you need to educate yourself and be able to stand up for him. If you choose to defend him on facts rather than emotion you will convince people.

A general comment, read his books revolution, end the fed, and liberty defined. You can even buy them in a bundle.


another great book from a great thinker, andrew napolitano

You don't have to agree with everything these people say to support them. If you understand the core principles and believe in the constitution and free, unalienable rights, then we can at least have educated discussions about these ideas and how to deploy them. And I am writing in generalities... I'm using "you" in a very broad, non-descriptive sense.

u/MrXfromPlanetX · 2 pointsr/ronpaul

I did, but after studying the World Bank and IMF I changed my mind again.

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/wbimf/imfwbReport2001.html

http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/wbimf/imfwbReport2001.html

http://mrxfromplanetx.com/tag/imf/

Raw Story once quoted Ron Paul as saying the structural adjustments are Keynesian economics, but they are not. They are Milton Freedman economics.

I am still all for ending the Fed, but when you look at what the IMF and World Bank do is privatize everything.

Mind you in the real world, you and I do not have a chance at purchasing anything getting privatized. It all goes to the rich elites that control the World Bank and IMF.

Tragedy and Hope is widely touted as disclosing banker conspiracies, but it also shows something else -- the free market has never existed because rich and powerful business interests always strive to control the market to control their prophets. Read chapter 5 http://ia341238.us.archive.org/0/items/TragedyAndHope/TH.pdf

As Kolko says, there is no system that works https://www.amazon.com/dp/0029166500?tag=alt13-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=0029166500&adid=1XQCCH30FXW7141AWP75&

Walter Lippmann called the collusion "Patronage" and claimed it was the glue that holds the country together. I think Lippmann was on the wrong side, but he was a brilliant man http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Democracy/Lipp_PubOpin_Patronage.html

u/Thelastmohawkin · 4 pointsr/ronpaul

Liberty Defined is a nice broad book of Paul's philosophy on just about any political issue he's ever written about. It's also an easy read. It is a collection of 50 articles written by Paul and you can read them in any order.

https://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Defined-Essential-Issues-Freedom/dp/B00CNKPCNK

u/tu-ne-cede-malis · 1 pointr/ronpaul

David Barker has a great book that I think many will enjoy. It's still $3 on kindle. Check it out!

u/[deleted] · 6 pointsr/ronpaul

The book "End the Fed" by Ron Paul is good.

It costs $3.98 on Amazon for a new copy, $3.15 for a used book.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B004IEA4DM/ref=tmm_hrd_new_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=new

here's one that you might be able to get free shipping for

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0446549193/ref=tmm_hrd_new_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=new

u/anarkhosy · 5 pointsr/ronpaul

The first place is definitely: http://www.ronpaul2012.com/the-issues/

And if you want more indepth information, I recommend his book Liberty Defined

u/PatrickBateman95 · 3 pointsr/ronpaul

I just found out that this guy has a new children's book out on Amazon.

Amazing, considering his history of prostitution and illegitimate children.

u/nanowerx · 1 pointr/ronpaul

Tell your friend to read this and STFU.

u/stylemaven1 · 3 pointsr/ronpaul

That was Benjamin Graham's idea as well (though I haven't read the book yet):

http://www.amazon.com/Commodities-Currency-Benjamin-Graham-Classics/dp/0070248060

u/poli_ticks · -1 pointsr/ronpaul

http://www.reddit.com/r/worstof/comments/rwkj4/jared_loughner_had_the_right_idea_about_how_to/c49bidv

Dictator - Emperor - what's really the difference?

People have been saying we have an Imperial presidency for some time now.

u/KissYourButtGoodbye · 3 pointsr/ronpaul

Everyone was pissed because they worship Democracy as their God. And it has failed.

u/citizensnipz · 3 pointsr/ronpaul

He's a smart enough man to know that he can't just end the Fed overnight. You probably haven't read it, but his book on the topic does quite well to give a history of the organization.


Dr. Paul has been a student of economics for 30 years, so it really chides me when people try to write off his opinions at a whiff. It's just that people (both his supporters and his critics) have simply not had enough education on the subject. The Federal Reserve is a terribly corrupt and unfair group.

u/IRELANDJNR · 1 pointr/ronpaul

The Dept. of Education has done jack shit for education.

Read: The Element
http://www.amazon.com/Element-Finding-Passion-Changes-Everything/dp/0670020478

u/freshchill · 1 pointr/ronpaul

This is just my speculation, but I think it would depend of the severity and type of pollution/damages involved. I believe this would mostly be addressed in civil suits. However, for public land this would become a more complicated problem as there is no definable victim and criminal penalties would probably be involved. While on the subject, this is a reason Ron Paul is mostly against public land, it tends to complicate matters. I recommend his book Liberty Defined, he goes into much more detail on the matter. (http://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Defined-Essential-Issues-Freedom/dp/145550145X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322091684&sr=8-1)

u/gingerbreadmanPK · 0 pointsr/ronpaul

There are far better pieces of literature than a state funded propaganda newspaper to gain knowlegde about such matters.

You will find that the most informative and insightful articles and books are written by...American authors.

quick examples:

Iran China relations

US petrodollar hegemony

Stop being pretentious...there might be a lot of criticism on Western journalism, but it's still the best the world has to offer. Iranian and Russian political "news" is nothing more than pure dishonest propaganda. You would be a fool for believing otherwise.

u/vaporizor · 10 pointsr/ronpaul

We can all rate his book 1 star if its on amazon.

Edit: just got home from work, here are links to his books on amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Dubs-Goes-Washington-Discovers-Greatness/dp/1439280266/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325201491&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=dick+morris&x=0&y=0

I dont know how true tthis is but here is some dirt from someone who reviewed his book "Dick Morris who was kicked out of the Clinton administration for allowing a prostitute he paid for at the time listen in on the converstations he was having with the President."

u/LWRellim · 2 pointsr/ronpaul

See also, Auerbach's testimony from 10-4-2011

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsiLfnzWcy8

    And the (all too brief) Q&A that followed.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-UAlCrASGg

    What is REALLY incredible... is that apparently virtually no one in the media KNOWS (or CARES) about this.

    And keep in mind Auerbach's book was published back in 2008.

    Just the book description ought to be scandalizing in and of itself, to wit:

    >The Federal Reserve--the central bank of the United States--is the most powerful peacetime bureaucracy in the federal government. Under the chairmanship of Alan Greenspan (1987-2006), the Fed achieved near mythical status for its part in managing the economy, and Greenspan was lauded as a genius. Few seemed to notice or care that Fed officials operated secretly with almost no public accountability. There was a courageous exception to this lack of oversight, however: Henry B. Gonzalez (D-TX)--chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services (banking) Committee. In Deception and Abuse at the Fed, Robert Auerbach, a former banking committee investigator, recounts major instances of Fed mismanagement and abuse of power that were exposed by Rep. Gonzalez, including: • Blocking Congress and the public from holding powerful Fed officials accountable by falsely declaring--for 17 years--it had no transcripts of its meetings; • Manipulating the stock and bond markets in 1994 under cover of a preemptive strike against inflation; • Allowing $5.5 billion to be sent to Saddam Hussein from a small Atlanta branch of a foreign bank--the result of faulty bank examination practices by the Fed; • Stonewalling Congressional investigations and misleading the Washington Post about the $6,300 found on the Watergate burglars. Auerbach provides documentation of these and other abuses at the Fed, which confirms Rep. Gonzalez's belief that no government agency should be allowed to operate with the secrecy and independence in which the Federal Reserve has shrouded itself. Auerbach concludes with recommendations for specific, broad-ranging reforms that will make the Fed accountable to the government and the people of the United States.
u/TheDancingRobot · 9 pointsr/ronpaul

remember this? Waco seige.. how soon Americans forget that their government will not allow any challengers to their system (and they'll cover it up by all means possible; even when they have to use tanks). furthermore, since their system is owned by businesses, any threat to the hands that feed them will also be met with brutal force.

the United States is not afraid to use tax-paid police forces to put down uprisings. our police forces have been slowly, but very intentionally, transformed into military-like battle groups, ready and well trained for beatdowns. remember the redwoods protests in the 90's when the police brutally attacked the protesters in the trees?