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Paul Debuts His Economic Plan

January 28, 2008 11:46 AM ET | James Pethokoukis | Permanent Link

Better late than never, GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has released his economic plan. A few highlights:

Tax Reform: Reduce the tax burden and eliminate taxes that punish investment and savings, including job-killing corporate taxes.... Spending Reform: Eliminate wasteful spending. Reduce overseas commitments. Freeze all non-defense, non-entitlement spending at current levels.... Monetary Policy Reform: Expand openness at the Federal Reserve and require the Fed to televise its meetings. Return value to our money.... Regulatory Reform: Repeal Sarbanes/Oxley regulations that push companies to seek capital outside of US markets. Stop restricting community banks from fostering local economic growth.

Tags: economics | presidential election 2008 | Ron Paul

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Ron Paul Economic Plan, A Good Cure

As a Republican, and seeing that other republicans are so upset with who is actually running in this GOP race, it is time, to move towards Ron Paul! He is the true Republican, someone we can all count on for saving our economy. The others are paid special interest lobbyists wanting more government, more spending and less liberty. We need to keep our markets FREE and stop allowing corruption to get in the way of America's recovery. It's time we stop letting the TV tell us who to vote for, and support a candidate that can get the job done. We all have to realize that all the other candidates know nothing of the financial markets.

Ron Paul is the only conservative left

Better late than never? Huh? Paul's plan is the first comprehensive plan released by ANY Republican candidate. And being the only true conservative left in the race, his plan shows it.

RP Economics

Finally someone who knows what needs to be done and has an actual plan. And it's workable! It's not the same ole, same ole of money stimulus failures. It's time to make and take tough decisions if this economy is to be saved. We don't need no sugar coating! It's time to take this bull by the horns. Let's Go America! Vote Ron Paul.

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James Pethokoukis is the money and politics blogger for U.S. News & World Report , where he writes the monthly Capital Commerce magazine column. Pethokoukis is also the assistant managing editor of the magazine's Money & Business section. He has written for many publications including the New York Times, the American, USA Today, Investor's Business Daily, and TCS Daily. Pethokoukis is also an official CNBC contributor and appears frequently on that network's Kudlow & Company, Power Lunch, and The Call shows. In addition, he has appeared numerous times on MSNBC, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, CNN, and Nightly Business Report on PBS. A 1989 graduate of Northwestern University where he double majored in Soviet politics and American history and a 1991 graduate of the Medill School of Journalism, Pethokoukis is a 2002 Jeopardy! champion.

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