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If You Were President...

If you were President, how would you fix crisis?

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Honestly, I would get a bunch of the most important economic thinkers, lock myself and them in a room for a week and talk it out. If something should be done, they can explain to me why, and why that something is better than another's idea. If I don't understand something, there's gonna be some learnin' goin' on.
 
I believe at least a moderate recession is both inevitable and necessary. That is, there is no fix.

But that doesn't mean anyone should have to fear it (with)...
  1. good public health care
  2. reasonable public housing
  3. more unemployment benefits

And since sustainability is critical (a)...
  1. more progressive income tax
  2. moderate inheritance tax
  3. high luxury tax
 
new coup for you said:
I used it as an analogy.

Marxism and Libertarianism are both political ideologies that are basically religions to their adherents.
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Now that is interesting.
And those who fall in love with their ideas and agenda are trying to walk on water...
And mans attempts to relieve human misery......we now know that neither of the above are effective....at least most of us...
There will always be a degree of this suffering...

If I were President, I would request a Congressional Investigation as to the cause of the financial crisis.
Men would have to answer tough questions, without any blaming others and politicing...
On our automakers, I do not wish to see any more fail...Maybe corporations should not be allowed to grow so much that their possible downfall could create so much misery on the people..
We must study the success of the Germans and Japanese...
But, IMO, its one word..
Respect.
 
lighthouse said:
I believe at least a moderate recession is both inevitable and necessary. That is, there is no fix.

But that doesn't mean anyone should have to fear it (with)...
  1. good public health care
  2. reasonable public housing
  3. more unemployment benefits
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NONE of the above three items are legitimate government functions. The correct and constitutional function of government is to is to keep its nose out of our business and PROTECT our right to provide these for ourselves.
 
ronpaulvoter said:
NONE of the above three items are legitimate government functions. The correct and constitutional function of government is to is to keep its nose out of our business and PROTECT our right to provide these for ourselves.
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Nuh-uh....
 
I'd take most of those along with dismantling many government agencies including but not limited to Department of Education, Homeland Security, NSA, OIA, etc. Return as much power to the States as possible, and let people start figuring out how to solve their own problems.
 
Kandahar said:
Nuh-uh....
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Uh-huh, read the constitution and try to justify in the same plain english that it's written in all of the excessive regulations, social programs, and the progressive income tax.
 
ronpaulvoter said:
If you were President and faced with the current economic crisis, what would you do to fix it?

This poll is multiple choice. Vote for all options you would perform.
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If I were president I would be assassinated, promptly. I don't want to think about it.
 
ronpaulvoter said:
NONE of the above three items are legitimate government functions.
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According to whom? The Church of Libertarianism?

Certainly not the Constitution...

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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Increase taxes on the rich people and corporations. Get the hell out of Irag.

tis a giant war that gives us nothing but a huge national debt.
 
independent_thinker2002 said:
I'd decriminalize and tax marijuana.

I'd create a national lottery.

I'd sell naming rights to national monuments. i.e., The Lincoln Memorial brought to you by Roca wear.
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I guess its okay for the country to make money off of suckers. Seems wrong, though, somehow.

If you check on the odds of winning the Florida lottery, it's about 14,000,000 to 1. That's a true loser's game, right there. I imagine the numbers would be even worse for a national lottery. The good thing is that would be a tax I wouldn't ever pay.
 
tryreading said:
I guess its okay for the country to make money off of suckers. Seems wrong, though, somehow.

If you check on the odds of winning the Florida lottery, it's about 14,000,000 to 1. That's a true loser's game, right there. I imagine the numbers would be even worse for a national lottery. The good thing is that would be a tax I wouldn't ever pay.
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It's voluntary.
 
tryreading said:
I meant that it's taking advantage of people (weak suckers). That may be legal in this case, and therefore not wrong, but it sure isn't anything to be proud of.

I'm with Kandahar. Raise the gas tax.
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Our entire tax code takes advantage of suckers. So do insurance companies. Many lenders do.
 
independent_thinker2002 said:
Our entire tax code takes advantage of suckers. So do insurance companies. Many lenders do.
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Yeah, the trick is not to be a sucker. Never buy whole-life insurance, only sign simple interest loans, and take every possible tax deduction you can. Those are just a few rules to live by, there are many others.

Edit-Also, never play the lottery. You will not win.
 
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faminedynasty said:
If I were Augustus I would save our beloved empire with public works. Massive public works.
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What kind of public works? Do any of them involve eminent domain? If you spent years building a fine home, would you let it be destroyed and accept a token sum of less than half its replacement value?


bub said:
even to israel?
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Of course. Let's be fair. Does anybody dislike Switzerland--It gives NO aid to anybody.


Kali said:
For those that wish to end or reduce welfare and social programs? What would you suggest we put in place to help our fellow man?
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Nothing. Welfare is NOT a legitimate government function.

And one more thing: Learn the concept of "promote tjhe general welfare." It is NOT government handouts. It is the protection of people's natural rights to do things for themselves.


independent_thinker2002 said:
I'd sell naming rights to national monuments. i.e., The Lincoln Memorial brought to you by Roca wear.
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I would recycle this memorial to America's second greatest traitor (after FDR) and replace it with a memorial to America's greatest recent patriot -- Ron Paul.


Goobieman said:
I have to chuckle at the liberals who say they would drastically reduce government spending.
:rofl
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I'd like to know specifically what programs they would cut.


Dynamic said:
If I were president I would be assassinated, promptly. I don't want to think about it.
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I would perform all the government downsizing I could possibly do ASAP before something like that happened.
 
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