I had to de-lurk for this. Ron Paul followers are building a movement.
There are a lot of people at the State level that would support Ron Paul policies but can't because they are afraid of the repercussions. The very real economic repercussions that come with not being a part of the system...
Here is the info you are looking for, this should be a MUST read for all Ron Paul supporters:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_budget%2C_2007
$1,163 billion - Individual income tax
$869.6 billion - Social Security and other payroll taxes
$370.2 billion - Corporate income...
He was cut off :(
rather, he went off on a tangent and then he was cut off. It is hard to stay on message.
Still, it did not come out badly. He could have kicked it out of the park.
we need to look into this in more detail.
As far as I remember from the last time I looked at this earmark issue it goes something like this.
First the bill gets designed, at this time Ron Paul gets in earmarks that will help his constituents. This is his JOB.
Then the final bill is...
I worry about this too, the numbers are so good that it is surprising that he does not whip them out whenever he can.
1999 Budget 1800 billion
2006 budget 2700 billion
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difference: 900 billion
2006 Income Tax 900billion
If all we do is roll back budgets to 1999 levels...
The tougher the questions the better. At least now Ron has a chance to defend himself.
Any of the issues posted so far in this forum could have been really bad if they appeared out of thin air the day before the election.
http://newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin420.htm
WHO ARE THESE KOOKS?
By Pastor Chuck Baldwin
December 18, 2007
NewsWithViews.com
According to the Associated Press, "Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul's supporters raised over $6 million Sunday to boost the 10-term congressman's...
I would estimate that not getting the widget working correctly could cost us 20% of donations tomorrow.
I agree with Shaun that it is crucial that "something" happens on hitting 12 milliion, and I agree that it needs to be as addictive as possible so not having the money be the focus is a big...