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Originally Posted by Kadath
In this interview with Stephanopoulos, Ron Paul says that taking student loans is an immoral act because it takes money from taxpayers.
He seems pretty out there, honestly. I don't see how he can ever get the nomination, which is a good thing as far as I can see. |
He doesn't believe that the federal goverment has the right to tax income. Thats not really that far out there if you ask me.
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
But his positions on many issues are WAY out of the mainstream - from his bill in the House to overturn Roe v Wade...
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He feels its an issue to be left up to the states. and while I am not thrilled about that, thats the way our system is supposed to work.
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to his desire to further loosen the limited federal gun control provisions on registration and background checks...
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Again, if an individual state wants background checks/fingerprints/urine sample thats their business. The states can individually pass whatever legislation they want as long as it doesnt violate the constitution.
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and his opposition to stem cell research and basically prohibiting federal "subsidy" of many areas of medical research...his desire to end federal Medicare program and totally privatize Social Security....to his comment above about the federal student loan program and numeours other issues that Americans care about(energy policy, an abysmal environmental record........)
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again, the feds have no business in this, he's not saying one way or another what should be done, he is saying leave it up to the states from what I understand.
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None of these positions will attract centrists or independents, but I hope, by some miracle, he wins the Republican nomination. It will guarantee a Democratic president...even Hillary.
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we shall see.
