Comments on: Club for Growth releases paper on Ron Paul

By: fazsha

fazsha — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:10:13 +0000

I disagree with Trey that Ron Paul’s “purist” approach is impractical; rather, it is the absolute essence of practicality. It’s the bargaining and chipping away at the ideal that has led us into our budget mess, our weak dollar and inflation mess, and our foreign confrontation mess.

Regarding amnesty, Paul and Thompson have consistently rejected all forms of amnesty. All the others have supported amnesty, while saying “it’s not amnesty” or tried to squint their eyes and say what they support is something different. It’s amnesty, Mitt!

By: Brendan Steinhauser

Brendan Steinhauser — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:27:09 +0000

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Fred, I really think that it pays to have free trade, even if the other countries do not.

We have some real opportunities this fall with free trade agreements with Peru, Panama, South Korea and Colombia. But the Democrats are trying to include “trade adjustment assistance” requirements that are basically handouts.

I am a huge Ron Paul fan, but I do think he should have supported CAFTA.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:20:52 +0000

Paul has said that he wants to reduce import restrictions, which very simply operate as taxes on consumers. I have no idea why he wouldn’t want to pursue means which would cut similar restrictions for foreigners, thereby enabling American exporters to sell more goods and services.

By: Trey

Trey — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:26 +0000

I like it that Ron Paul is a purist on trade, but a legislator and a President need to also be practical. They need to advance good pro-growth free trade agreement, even if they are “perfect,” to achieve pure free trade. That is why Ron Paul won’t make a good President, with respect to trade. On trade, Fred Thompson is the practical free trader to move us closer to pure free trade. Ron Paul really just sounds crazy when it comes to foreign policy, which he is crazy when it comes to foreign policy.

With respect to our trade deficit: We should NOT focus on “fixing the trade deficit.” What we NEED to do is focus on fixing out budget deficit, and national debt. Also, opening new markets abroad to U.S. goods and services. By doing that the trade deficit will fix itself.

By: Fred Ward

Fred Ward — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:22:48 +0000

“Free Trade” Its free for the other countries and completly lopsided in their favor. We should charge the same tax rate they charge us to import goods into their country. Any product that is restricted, we take 1 of their products and restrict its importation into the US. Do you realize the size of the trade imbalance we have with the rest of the world, especially China??

By: L. Step

L. Step — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:54:08 +0000

Well, better a half-hearted approval of Paul rather than the usual hysterical “He’s crazy” kind of stuff. Thanks.

By: Chris Kinnan

Chris Kinnan — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:57:58 +0000

Revolution, baby!