Comments on: Ron Paul by the Numbers http://bhday.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/ron-paul-by-the-numbers/ Seeking to resolve cognitive dissonance Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:03:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Pitching Ron Paul « Barry Day’s Reality Check http://bhday.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/ron-paul-by-the-numbers/#comment-298 Pitching Ron Paul « Barry Day’s Reality Check Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:46:24 +0000 http://bhday.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/ron-paul-by-the-numbers/#comment-298 [...] knew we were sending 40% of our income to the government every year, and THEN our government was borrowing an ADDITIONAL $1-3 BILLION per DAY just to keep the lights [...] [...] knew we were sending 40% of our income to the government every year, and THEN our government was borrowing an ADDITIONAL $1-3 BILLION per DAY just to keep the lights [...]

]]> By: criminyjicket http://bhday.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/ron-paul-by-the-numbers/#comment-120 criminyjicket Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:00:42 +0000 http://bhday.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/ron-paul-by-the-numbers/#comment-120 no chance of that Barry. Well thought out post, here. Things are going from bad to worse, but I'm still not sure diving off Dr. Paul's cliff is the wiser course of action. *** Well, what then would you suggest? More of the same? Elimination of all state governments and creation of a single-state nation in the name of "efficiency"? Or perhaps a North American Union that lets us take advantage of Canada's vast natural resources? All of those choice seem suboptimal at best. We jumped off the "cliff" a hundred years ago -- the Constitution offers us a parachute, and Dr. Paul is wise to suggest that we open it. - BD no chance of that Barry. Well thought out post, here. Things are going from bad to worse, but I’m still not sure diving off Dr. Paul’s cliff is the wiser course of action.

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Well, what then would you suggest? More of the same? Elimination of all state governments and creation of a single-state nation in the name of “efficiency”? Or perhaps a North American Union that lets us take advantage of Canada’s vast natural resources? All of those choice seem suboptimal at best.

We jumped off the “cliff” a hundred years ago — the Constitution offers us a parachute, and Dr. Paul is wise to suggest that we open it.

- BD

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