You keep repeating this - RP Inc is very different from RP ... why? how? RP endorsed Cuccinelli, after you stated endorsing Cuccinelli is a "RP inc thing ... and RP inc is very different from RP" ... well apparently not ... Ron Paul filed a lawsuit against ronpaul.com for using his name without permission ... what steps has he taken to disassociate himself from "ron paul inc"? absolutely nothing as far as I can see ... not one statement, nothing ... at the end of the day RP is accountable for the people working for him, end of story, period
this constant, unwarranted, unsupported and, now apparently, belied by evidence, blanket defense of RP is unseemly and lessens your credibility
I have to agree completely with this statement. The glorification of Ron Paul really needs to stop, in order for libertarians not to come off as hypocritical. This is why ideas but never people should be supported. To avoid a cult of personality type situation where honest criticism is virtually absent. If there is a big difference between Ron Paul and Ron Paul inc. then the man should make statements about such, and distance himself from the "Inc". His refusal to do so says enough. Aside from that, his refusal to do so means that anyone who wants to associate with Ron Paul is by default also associated with the actions of Ron Paul inc. because as far as we know, Ron Paul has no problem with Ron Paul Inc.
Well they actually had to make an effort, efforts that will look like they are fucking the deck the more they pull stuff like that. and when there is nine candidates yapping about how wonderful the flag is or how often they salute the troops and one guy is talking about how shitty american life is getting, eventually there is going to be breakthrough, don't know when but there will be one.
Yeah Ron is accountable for the people he hired. He doesn't get a free pass just because he's Ron Paul. We should wait and see what the accusations are anyway. Sometimes things that other people think are a big deal, aren't a big deal to me.
Somehow Ron Paul and/or Ron Paul Inc. spent $35 million and most people still don't seem to understand that inflation is a purposeful government program and not a mysterious and inexplicable force of nature.
Of course inflation is a purposeful government program, and thank goodness we have it. We need to do everything we can to be sure people don't see it as a mysterious force but understand exactly who we have to thank for it. After all, without inflation, "Buy inventory for 10,000. Sell it for 9,000 due to falling prices. 1000 loss. going out of business sign put up in window." (Another pearl of economic wisdom.)
That makes no sense. That would only make sense if all businesses operated exactly like the stock market, which is all the central bankers seem to care about.
Retail does not operate by buying inventory and waiting for it to appreciate in value. Manufacturing doesn't operate that way. Without constant inflation commodity prices would simply reflect current supply and demand.
Do you really think the price of coffee or steel would just fall to zero without inflation? Do you think a newer, better computer would somehow be in less demand than an older, less capable computer?
Perhaps sub 2% inflation is the best the Fed can muster right now. Sort of like my old F-150: I want 75 mph out of it, but the best it'll give me is 65 mph. I'm afraid if I gun it too hard the engine will burn out. . .sort of like the Fed and inflation.
Boy, I sure would like a little deflation in the F-150 market right now. But then Ford would go out of business, like they did when the price of the Model T dropped between 1908 and 1924 from $850 to $260.
Thanks as always for sharing your pearls of economic wisdom with us, Jerry.
Ron has always had a penchant for surrounding himself with bad people. I'm thinking the likes of Jesse Benton and Kent Snyder and the author of his early newsletters. The downside of his "open-mindedness". I agree with the statement that issues, not people, should be promoted.
I don't understand this site's refusal to give Ron the same treatment they give Rand. They are both unprincipled hypocrites, as anyone should have been able to see by the way they advocate liberty but become part of the government, the great enemy of liberty.
Every time Rand does something vaguely anti-libertarian, he's denounced throughout the movement (and rightfully so), but when Ron does it people line up to make excuses for him.
Putting Ron Paul up on a pedestal and holding him up as an example of a libertarian makes it easier for critics to attack the movement. They no longer have to confront the ideas and arguments of the freedom movement, they just have to point out Ron doing something contradictory and it has the same effect.
In 1988 Ron Paul's campaign for President on the Libertarian ticket ended with a scandal involving a top person in the campaign who had (alledgely) stolen about $400,000 from the campaign. Many people will remember the name, which I will not mention because I don't know how the scandal ended, or the legal status of it.
You keep repeating this - RP Inc is very different from RP ... why? how? RP endorsed Cuccinelli, after you stated endorsing Cuccinelli is a "RP inc thing ... and RP inc is very different from RP" ... well apparently not ... Ron Paul filed a lawsuit against ronpaul.com for using his name without permission ... what steps has he taken to disassociate himself from "ron paul inc"? absolutely nothing as far as I can see ... not one statement, nothing ... at the end of the day RP is accountable for the people working for him, end of story, period
ReplyDeletethis constant, unwarranted, unsupported and, now apparently, belied by evidence, blanket defense of RP is unseemly and lessens your credibility
I have to agree completely with this statement. The glorification of Ron Paul really needs to stop, in order for libertarians not to come off as hypocritical. This is why ideas but never people should be supported. To avoid a cult of personality type situation where honest criticism is virtually absent.
DeleteIf there is a big difference between Ron Paul and Ron Paul inc. then the man should make statements about such, and distance himself from the "Inc".
His refusal to do so says enough. Aside from that, his refusal to do so means that anyone who wants to associate with Ron Paul is by default also associated with the actions of Ron Paul inc. because as far as we know, Ron Paul has no problem with Ron Paul Inc.
Interesting timing after the Cuccinelli endorsement and all.
ReplyDeleteGood luck to future "Ron Paul" type candidates. The establishment wins again.
ReplyDeleteWell they actually had to make an effort, efforts that will look like they are fucking the deck the more they pull stuff like that. and when there is nine candidates yapping about how wonderful the flag is or how often they salute the troops and one guy is talking about how shitty american life is getting, eventually there is going to be breakthrough, don't know when but there will be one.
DeleteYeah Ron is accountable for the people he hired. He doesn't get a free pass just because he's Ron Paul. We should wait and see what the accusations are anyway. Sometimes things that other people think are a big deal, aren't a big deal to me.
ReplyDeleteSomehow Ron Paul and/or Ron Paul Inc. spent $35 million and most people still don't seem to understand that inflation is a purposeful government program and not a mysterious and inexplicable force of nature.
ReplyDeleteOf course inflation is a purposeful government program, and thank goodness we have it. We need to do everything we can to be sure people don't see it as a mysterious force but understand exactly who we have to thank for it. After all, without inflation, "Buy inventory for 10,000. Sell it for 9,000 due to falling prices. 1000 loss. going out of business sign put up in window." (Another pearl of economic wisdom.)
DeleteThat makes no sense. That would only make sense if all businesses operated exactly like the stock market, which is all the central bankers seem to care about.
DeleteRetail does not operate by buying inventory and waiting for it to appreciate in value. Manufacturing doesn't operate that way. Without constant inflation commodity prices would simply reflect current supply and demand.
Do you really think the price of coffee or steel would just fall to zero without inflation? Do you think a newer, better computer would somehow be in less demand than an older, less capable computer?
sub 2% inflation is not purposeful. The Fed wants 2% inflation.
DeletePerhaps sub 2% inflation is the best the Fed can muster right now. Sort of like my old F-150: I want 75 mph out of it, but the best it'll give me is 65 mph. I'm afraid if I gun it too hard the engine will burn out. . .sort of like the Fed and inflation.
DeleteBoy, I sure would like a little deflation in the F-150 market right now. But then Ford would go out of business, like they did when the price of the Model T dropped between 1908 and 1924 from $850 to $260.
Thanks as always for sharing your pearls of economic wisdom with us, Jerry.
There is NOT a big difference between Ron Paul Inc and Ron Paul.
ReplyDeleteThere is NOT a big difference between Jerry Wolfgang and the old Jack O'Lantern rotting on my front porch.
DeleteRon's message is great. Ron's management and hiring not so much
ReplyDeleteRon has always had a penchant for surrounding himself with bad people. I'm thinking the likes of Jesse Benton and Kent Snyder and the author of his early newsletters. The downside of his "open-mindedness". I agree with the statement that issues, not people, should be promoted.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand this site's refusal to give Ron the same treatment they give Rand. They are both unprincipled hypocrites, as anyone should have been able to see by the way they advocate liberty but become part of the government, the great enemy of liberty.
ReplyDeleteEvery time Rand does something vaguely anti-libertarian, he's denounced throughout the movement (and rightfully so), but when Ron does it people line up to make excuses for him.
Putting Ron Paul up on a pedestal and holding him up as an example of a libertarian makes it easier for critics to attack the movement. They no longer have to confront the ideas and arguments of the freedom movement, they just have to point out Ron doing something contradictory and it has the same effect.
In 1988 Ron Paul's campaign for President on the Libertarian ticket ended with a scandal involving a top person in the campaign who had (alledgely) stolen about $400,000 from the campaign. Many people will remember the name, which I will not mention because I don't know how the scandal ended, or the legal status of it.
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