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Ron Paul is a true conservative parading in libertarian clothing. His stance on marriage, sexuality and birth control is firmly traditional conservative though also quite rooted in a strict-constructionist view of the Constitution. He says a lot of things that I like, but it's simply inaccurate to call the man a Libertarian.
On the list of things he says that I don't like: returning to the gold standard and totally abolishing income tax. Returning to the gold standard seems totally anachronistic and silly, and abolishing the income tax seems like a process that would take, well, years. It's a well-entrenched system in this country and while I think it could use some simplification and adjustments, I think it's totally unrealistic to think that it's going anywhere. I'd much rather see a movement towards flat tax than to abolishing it entirely.
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