Recent content by Acton

Because democracy is dependent upon what other people think, so people come down on others like wolves.

It's great only for supporters. This will not prove he's electable to new people, only keep our spirits up. This is probably the best video for new people. It has constantly moving video and much better footage of why he's right, what he predicted, and much better footage of the huge crowds for...

Saw first 20 minutes. Looks like a bunch of homeless people telling everyone to support Ron Paul. Not a good thing.

Critics of the Bailout Garett Jones: Interview "Did Stimulus Dollars Hire the Unemployed?: Answers to Questions About the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act," by Garett Jones and Daniel Rothschild. Mercatus Center, August 30, 2011. John Taylor Interview We've looked at the money sent...

The Crisis - The base level of the money supply has been increased to an unprecedented level Was there really a credit problem? - Lending did not go to zero. Were the credit markets really frozen? Parts probably were, but should they have been? - Bad credit has trouble finding buyers...

But Shouldn't the Rich People and Companies Pay More? - The corporate tax is not near enough for any closed gaps to solve the problem. Every tax system should treat people equally, but this still would not solve the problem.

Healthcare - The story is the same for Healthcare. Insurance reacting to powerfully changing government laws has led to sky-rocketing prices. - Personal responsibility and the customer-doctor relationship has been replaced The charts below are from another great CATO study on healthcare:

Japan - In 1990, the Japan stock market bubble popped. While the market was trading at near 40,000, it now hovers around 8,000. - As a response, the Japanese government followed the advice of popular economic theory. It kept failed companies and banks alive, and spent an insane amount of...

I'm trying to come up with a great one-stop-shop counter argument for people to look to. I'm currently editing these posts, so please don't respond: Argument Against the Bailouts: The Business Cycle The business cycle has been a natural part of every economy since the dawn of man. Recessions...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-16/goldman-favors-romney-over-obama-in-race-for-wall-street-funds.html The article shows the fundraising of Obama and all the major GOP candidates, but skips Paul whom is 2nd or 3rd in fundraising.

Hi, I love the video, but it needs some touching up to be perfect, although it's got so much great things going for it. Recommended Changes: New Title Name A Choice for the Future or Character & Courage or A Vote for the Best or...something better. I can't think of any great alternatives, but...