Ron Paul's Payday, BRILLIANT Idea!!...

[techxplosion]

let's start bumping this thread =)

 

[InRonWeTrust]

okay, i signed up, but please DO NOT SPAM MY EMAIL ADDRESS.

 

[MadOdorMachine]

I think this is a good idea, but it should probably be done in conjunction with money bombs. Money Bombs have proven to be productive. The positives outweigh the negatives. If we want to continue to raise more money each quarter, something else must be done. I think this is a good solution. It offers steady income to the campaign and it should provide more overall revenue for the next quarter. I'm not a regular donar, but I've contributed to both money bombs. RonPaulPayday could probably change that though. Donating $25 a week is doable for me, especially if it's a team effort. We need 20,000 people. Count me as one.

 

[InRonWeTrust]

Ok, so many have chimed in that they "like" this idea. I "like" this idea too, for the record.

Great...so shouldn't the next question should be: "How can this be accomplished realistically?" I know businesses can establish auto-draft billing if they are offering a long-term service - i.e. "in-house" charge" or membership (such as what the YMCA offers). If Trevor 'n' friends could manage to bypass the system for his blimp chip-in by establishing a for-profit company, then perhaps something along similiar line could be used for this effort, right? I'm not very familiar with campaign finance laws, so my suggestions are limited. CAN the campaign offer a auto-draft option? Can PAC'S? Can a FOR-profit business? As long as the source is trustworthy enough, then this idea would be a fantastic opportunity for us to plan contributions to the campaign (you know...canvasing? calling? emailing? coverting new supporters?) that do not involve us spending the majority of our time organizing just the FUNDING-RAISING aspect of Ron Paul's campaign. As December 16th proved, the media just doesn't really care anymore (aside from the whimsical blurb) about how much money Ron Paul has. That's good news for us anyway; now we can start cracking down on getting the vote out while the hassle free auto-draft system sustains Ron Paul's momentum. To be sure, it's funny as hell to watch the "Money Bombs" make the MSM and other candidates squirm in their seats, but we REALLY need to be focusing our heavy influence in other directions (PRIMARIES, PRIMARIES, PRIMARIES!)

So...*ahem*...does anyone have any bright ideas about making this possible?

Forget trevor and them. They're bogged down with the blimp and NH right now. If anything, the official campaign could probably come up with an easy auto-draft solution that simply bills your credit card 20 bucks a month or whatever. We do not need - and should not have - any middlemen between our bank accounts and Ron's bank account.

 

[Paul4Prez]

It's a great idea, but it isn't exactly new. This might sound familiar:

http://ronpaulmoneybomb.com/

They've been pledging weekly money bombs for quite a while now.

 

[Sey.Naci]

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From the ronpaulspayday.com website:

"Your email addresses will only be used to communicate with you regarding this effort and they will be deleted once this event has ended."

 

[DirtMcGirt]

great idea...

 

[techxplosion]

bump

 

[InRonWeTrust]

I think this is going to need to be coordinated with the campaign, since they actually process the credit cards. Either that, or it's just an honor system thing.

 

[fuzzybekool]

bump - Great idea ! Let's make this Friday paycheck idea the Ron Paul movement's official stategy for sustaining the Revolution. Every Friday ! As more and more Americans join the cause, the paycheck gets bigger and bigger. This is a win/win for the movement and frees us up to concentrate on other things.

 

[Nyte]

I'm Nyte and I approve of this message.

 

[yongrel]

The more I think about Ron Paul's Payday, the more I love it.

 

[InRonWeTrust]

The youtube is headed straight to page one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymbz6XrkXzQ

How long before Huck and the others try to copy this idea??

 

[Vendico]

I'm in. The money bomb idea has ran it's course.

 

[DeadtoSin]

Best idea I've seen in a long time.

 

[yongrel]

This has the potential to be bigger than the money bombs, if it lasts for a good long time.

 

[gb13]

This is an excellent idea. This is what we must do.

The campaign has been asking us for steady funding rather than money bombs, anyway.

On top of that, the guy is right: If we fail to break our record ($6mill) with the next money bomb,
THE MEDIA WILL MAKE US LOOK RIDICULOUS, AND WILL USE IT TO SAY THAT PAUL'S SUPPORT IS FADING!!!

 

[q_castic]

Bump this thread and idea!

 

[boondoggle]

This idea is AWESOME. Maybe sticky this? Someone should make a video or two . . .

I really do like this idea, I hope it works. My only problem is that the estimate on the website could be smeared by people doing "mock" pledges.

 

[Noble]

This idea is second ONLY to door to door campaigning.