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Paul Debuts His Economic Plan

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

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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.

Good plan....

It looks really good to me from here... Heck even I understand it. I'm glad to see someone has a plan.

Ron Paul

Sounds good to me. The mess the government has got the economy in will not be fixed by yet more D/R government twits lowering interest rates again as thats what help push the economy over the edge, nor govt' presses printing up more sagging dollars, thus raising the price of everything. Ron Paul sure seems to know what he is talking about unlike the bunch of turkeys the press has picked for us.

Sanity from Congress?

Ron Paul's economic stimulus plan is the first and only coherent proposal on the subject coming from our Congress. I strongly urge anyone who reads this to look into Ron Paul and consider supporting him for President, or at least contacting their Congressmen and Senators about his proposals.

Do your homework!

Better late than never? You need a trip to the Library: www.ronpaullibrary.org - where he has been writing on these issues for 30 years! If only people had listened.... Of course now they don't even want to hear him debate (Fox News January 6th and ABC February 5th). Americans are "Fed Up!" with all of this media bias. And all U.S. News and World Reports can muster up is 17 words about it?

Ron Paul's Economic Plan.

This is is the best and most detailed plan brought forth by any of the candidates so far. It has actual details in it that makes some since for a change. Don't believe so? Just ask any financial analyst to look over his statement and give their opinion.

Ron Paul is no amateur.

He's done his homework. He knows the economy and agrees with the Constitution in the sense that less goverment restricitons and taxes will let the markets be more active and competitive.

Fred Thompson, Rudy Guilliani and Mike Huckabee frowned and giggled when Ron Paul stated that we should stop printing so much money. Well, they're not laughing now. Thompson dropped out, Rudy is hanging by a Florida string and now Huckabee has "borrowed" some of Paul's ideas by claiming "we need to stop printing so much money."

My oh my.

And of course, common sense wil dictate that we have got to slow down on all of this spending. We don't have to cut vital goverment programs if we can trim off the ones that simply aren't working.

Ron Paul deserves to be listened to. Not laughed at. Those who laugh at the old Doctor usually end up eating a slice of humilty cake.

ronpaul2008.com

Less Taxes, Smaller Government, Reduced Spending, etc...

It's about time. I think the idea that the Federal Reserve should have to televise their meetings is exactly what we need. The only solution we are going to find, is going to have to come from an active public debate, and that is being thwarted by the clandestine operation of the Federal Reserve. It's time for less taxes, smaller government, reduced spending, and fiscally conservative economic policies.

Paul's economic plan

This will save our country.

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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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