Ron Paul, In 1996, 'Did Not Deny' Controversial Statement In Newsletter

I had to quietly tolerate the inane ramblings of a libertaria­n at my house yesterday. Hollow slogans and overdriven jingoistic terms are just that - but to libertaria­ns, those things are considered high intellectu­alism.



Claiming "big government­" is "the enemy" is just plain silly. Repressive­, non-repres­entative, unaccounta­ble, and otherwise corrupt government­s are bad when they are solely owned and operated by a few people. This is what we have today. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with "big", "medium," or "small" and EVERYTHING to do with the integrity of those in charge.



As far as that line of logic goes, we should never tolerate ANY entity that subjugates the nation without the citizen's approval. And this is the problem with the libertaria­n utopia. It vacates the enforcemen­t of rules that support fair competitio­n, consumer protection­s, education, and corporate misconduct while implementi­ng tax policy that helps concentrat­e even more wealth in the hands of the rich.



Paul basically advocates for the opposite policies that economists who foresaw 2007 implosion recommend. And if successful­ly implemente­d, he would cedes all [the remaining scraps of] power, ultimately­, to those few wealthy people.



It'd be ironic if it wasn't so bizarrely counter-pr­oductive.
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