Some of your points do not work well together like " *he would abolish all income tax and *he would tax all earners at the 10% rate The first is true. However I don't think it is a bad thing.And somewhere here I placed link to video in which economist from wall street J. SAID THAT IT will be good for economy and will mean massive influx of jobs many of the things you mentioned are good, in my opinion! COSMETIC changes proposed by all other candidates, including Obama, will not do this  time. Ron Paul proposes cutting overseas spending, and taking care more about this country and  Americans. Instead of taking care of the borders Iraq/Iran or afganistan/Pakistan he wants to watch our borders. Instead of pumping taxpayers money into economies of Japan, Germany, Italy ...(130+ countries) he wants to close military baes , end all wars--and really support our troops by bringing them home All social issues should be in jurisdiction of states (as it is now e.g. with death penalty) He really cares about American people!
Posted by Astra2012

In Response to meet the candidate- RON PAUL : YOU_ALL DECIDE----HOWEVER   To get a full handle on how bad Paul's record and positions are, here is a quick rundown of his most offensive positions, those that would be the most damaging to the country. Ron Paul: http://crooksandliars.com/kenneth-quinnell/ron-pauls-racism-isnt-worst-thing Would abolish the income tax Would place the U.S. on the gold standard Would allow citizens to engage in trade using gold and silver instead of currency Would arbitrarily cut government regulations and believes that regulations only hurt businesses Would eliminate the taxation of foreign income Is a global warming denier Says that Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare are unconstitutional Would eliminate antitrust laws Would eliminate the federal minimum wage Would eliminate the Davis-Bacon Act and the Copeland Act Would eliminate the estate and gift taxes Would tax all earners at a 10 percent rate Would eliminate tax credits to individuals who are not corporations Would eliminate the elderly tax credit, child care credit and earned income credit Voted to make it easier to decertify unions Opposes Federal Deposit Insurance Would revert government spending to 2004 levels and freeze it there Opposes raising the debt ceiling for any reason Would allow people to opt out of Social Security Says that widespread bankruptcy is the stimulus the country needs Opposed the auto industry bailouts Favors tort reform Opposes the regulation of tobacco Would protect the 'privacy' of online sexual predators and child pornographers on public wi-fi networks Would prevent federal courts from protecting citizens who have their rights denied Opposed the Motor Voter law Would allow states to ban gay marriage Sponsored the Marriage Protection Act Would repeal affirmative action Would limit the scope of Brown v. Board of Education Says that emergency rooms should be able to turn away undocumented immigrants Opposes the Americans With Disabilities Act Voted anti-choice more than 90 times as a member of Congress Voted to eliminate all international family planning funds Voted for the Stupak amendment banning abortion coverage by private health insurance companies Voted in favor of fetal personhood laws Would eliminate all funding for Planned Parenthood Would ban flag burning Would weaken regulation of dietary supplements Supports a ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research Opposes subsidies for prescription drugs for seniors Opposes mandatory vaccinations Would expand offshore oil drilling Would increase mining on federal lands Would weaken the Clean Air Act Would repeal the Soil and Water Conservation Act Would weaken the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Would eliminate departments of Energy, Education, Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Labor Would eliminate the Environmental Protection agency Would eliminate FEMA Would eliminate the Federal Reserve Would eliminate the Occupational Health and Safety Administration Would eliminate AmeriCorps Would eliminate spending to combat AIDS overseas Would eliminate gas taxes Opposes the census gathering demographic data on Americans Opposed the dismantling of U.S. nuclear missile silos Wanted to withdraw the U.S. from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty Wants to claim the Panama Canal as sovereign U.S. territory Opposes the International Criminal Court Would withdraw the U.S. from the U.N. Supports the electoral college and believes that the U.S. is not a democracy Believes that we have no right to health care Would eliminate birthright citizenship Believes that law enforcement can't help people, only armed citizens can prevent violence Would allow the legal sale of unpasteurized milk Believes that groups of people don't have rights, only individuals do Believes that government cannot redistribute wealth in any way Believes in the concept of 'jury nullification', the idea that a jury can judge not only the facts in a case but the justness of the law itself Believes that social welfare should be in the hands of individuals only, not government Anyone that still thinks that a progressive vote for Paul is a legitimate vote under any circumstances doesn't know what the word progressive means. Anyone that thinks that Paul "understands the Constitution" and defends it either hasn't read the Constitution or doesn't know how to read.
Posted by JANMB