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CNBC 4:30 PM EST - Ron Paul

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Paul scheduled to be interviewed on that financial channel and lay out his program.
He, with a Truly different/Libertarian view:
Lower taxes backed by truly dramatic/draconian cuts no one else advocates.
One has to admire someone who at least has an intellectually honest perspective even if a minority view.
 
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CNBC and Ron Paul...that ought to get all of 20 viewers. Does anyone even get CNBC?
 
ksu_aviator said:
CNBC and Ron Paul...that ought to get all of 20 viewers. Does anyone even get CNBC?
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Don't you get CNBC in Fort Worth/Dallas?
I would think every major city get's CNBC and most minor ones too.
Finance and investing may be irrelevant to you - your posts indicate that- but that's certainly not the case for the vast majority of the country.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNBC
"...The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers around the world. In 2007, the network was ranked as the 19th most valuable cable channel in the U.S...."
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mbig said:
Don't you get CNBC in Fort Worth/Dallas?
I would think every major cirty get's CNBC and most minor ones too.
Finance and investing may be irrelevant to you - your posts indicate that- but that's certainly not the case for the vast majority of the country.
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Ya...well...Except:

Who occupies the bottom spot(s), you ask?
That would be CNBC, which holds nine of the ten bottom spots


Read more: CNBC Has Nine Of The Ten Lowest Rated Cable News Shows For November
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I would really like to see Paul in the WH. I don't endorse all of his positions, but I think that the situation needs to be shaken up and I have more faith in him shaking things up than any other prominent pol.
 
I disagree with paul on everything except foreign policy. The guy is an economic anarachist and I'd right have a evangelical anti science guy like huckabee get in than him. I do give him credit though for being the most authentic candidate. But the issues that i disagree with him on far out number the ones i agree with him on.
 
mbig said:
Paul scheduled to be interviewed on that financial channel and lay out his program.
He, with a Truly different/Libertarian view:
Lower taxes backed by truly dramatic/draconian cuts no one else advocates.
One has to admire someone who at least has an intellectually honest perspective even if a minority view.
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Sorry Mrbig..not only dont I admire him...I think hes got screws loose...hes at the same 10% thats hes been forever...
 
Simon W. Moon said:
I would really like to see Paul in the WH. I don't endorse all of his positions, but I think that the situation needs to be shaken up and I have more faith in him shaking things up than any other prominent pol.
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Sometimes when you shake things up, **** falls over completely!

His financial policies would be disastrous. His tax plan is regressive and a return to the gold standard would lead to the dollar not being accepted as a form of currency anymore.
 
Deuce said:
His financial policies would be disastrous. His tax plan is regressive and a return to the gold standard would lead to the dollar not being accepted as a form of currency anymore.
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Which of those things can the PotUS do on his own?
 
lpast said:
Sorry Mrbig..not only dont I admire him...I think hes got screws loose...hes at the same 10% thats hes been forever...
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If having your screws loose is not voting for the iraq war, patriot act, bail outs, correctly predicting the housing bubble (other collapses as well), respecting the constitution, believing in "actual" capitalism/free markets (not corporatism or crony capitalism), tackling the fed/monetary policy and stopping our ridiculous foreign policy/empire/spending then we all need our screws loose.

Here is the interview btw. He does a lot more interviews but this thread is specifically about cnbc interview.



For anyone interested in understanding economics then this is a good book to start off with (free) Economics in One Lesson | Foundation for Economic Education

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Simon W. Moon said:
Which of those things can the PotUS do on his own?
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So you're saying to elect paul despite his plan for draconian spending cuts because there is a legislative body to keep him in check?
 
99percenter said:
So you're saying to elect paul despite his plan for draconian spending cuts because there is a legislative body to keep him in check?
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He can only do so much that flies in the face of "conventional wisdom" on his own. But one very important things that he can do is get people to ask questions that aren't being seriously considered at this point in time.
But, yes there certainly are checks on the PotUS's power that involve the legislature and the SC.

But somethings like signing statements would totally be in his purview.

Signing Statements Erode Constitutional Balance - by Ron Paul
 
The Funny thing is, most of the things people are worried Paul would do would have to get through the congress, which is unlikely. The other option would be to try to find executive level end arounds, but that in and of itself would go against Ron Paul's princpiles which are the driving force making him put forward the ideas that people find a bit crazy.

Esssentially what I'm saying is....

There shouldn't be a ton of fear that Paul's ideas would FULLY come into play because for Paul to likely make his principles happen it would require him to act in a way that is opposite of his principles.
 
Zyphlin said:
The Funny thing is, most of the things people are worried Paul would do would have to get through the congress, which is unlikely. The other option would be to try to find executive level end arounds, but that in and of itself would go against Ron Paul's princpiles which are the driving force making him put forward the ideas that people find a bit crazy.
Esssentially what I'm saying is....
There shouldn't be a ton of fear that Paul's ideas would FULLY come into play because for Paul to likely make his principles happen it would require him to act in a way that is opposite of his principles.
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But man, would he raise a ruckus. I think it would be good for the electorate.
I could be wrong, but I expect that any "harm" that he does could be corrected by the next admin. And, there's also the possibility that he would do some things that we, the electorate, would actually like.
 
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