The
political positions of Ron Paul (R-TX), United States presidential candidate in 1988, 2008, and 2012, are generally described as
libertarian but have also been labeled conservative (...)The central tenet of Paul's political philosophy is that "the proper role for government in America is to provide national defense, a court system for civil disputes, a criminal justice system for acts of force and fraud,
and little else."
Lower spending and smaller government
Paul believes
the size of the federal government must be decreased substantially. In order to restrict the federal government to what he believes are its Constitutionally authorized functions, he regularly
votes against almost all proposals for new government spending,
initiatives, or taxes,in many cases making him in a minority of members of the house by doing so. For example, on January 22, 2007, Paul was the lone member out of 415 voting to oppose a House measure to create a National Archives exhibit on slavery and Reconstruction, seeing this as an unauthorized use of taxpayer money.
Paul advocates substantially reducing the government's role in individual lives and in the functions of foreign and domestic states; he says Republicans have lost their commitment to
limited government and have become the party of big government. In the 2012 Republican Presidential Primary, Paul cited President Dwight Eisenhower's farewell address warnings about the growing presence and strength of the "military-industrial complex".] His 2012 "
Plan to Restore America" would eliminate five Cabinet-level departments: Energy, HUD, Commerce, Interior, and Education. He has called for elimination of other federal agencies such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Internal Revenue Service,
calling them "unnecessary bureaucracies"
Plan to Restore America (2013 budget)
In October 2011, Paul released a federal budget proposal for 2013, entitled the "Plan to Restore America".
The plan calls for cutting $1 trillion from the federal budget in the first year,
along with other measures which Paul says would balance the federal budget within 3 years. To achieve these goals, the plan would seek:
Spending cuts:
- eliminate five cabinet-level agencies (Education, Interior, Commerce, Energy, and Housing and Urban Development)
- privatize the FAA and the TSA
- cut the federal workforce by 10%
- cut funding (down from 2006 levels) for the Food and Drug Administration by 40%Centers for Disease Control by 20%Department of Homeland Security by 20%National Institutes of Health by 20%Environmental Protection Agency by 30%Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration by 20%
- cut the Department of Defense budget by total 15%; eliminate all foreign war funding
- freeze funding for most other federal agencies at 2006 levels
- eliminate all foreign aid
- eliminate international drug programs
- substantially reduce federal travel
- eliminate international organizations and commissions
- administer Medicaid and other joint federal-state social welfare programs (SCHIP, food stamps, etc.) through block-grant funding mechanisms to the states
Revenue changes:
- cut the top corporate tax rate to 15% (down from 35%)
- allow companies to repatriate capital without additional taxation
- permanently extend the Bush administration tax cuts
- eliminate capital gains and dividends taxes
- eliminate estate and gift taxes
- end taxes on personal savings
- sell federal lands and other federal assets
Other economic and regulatory measures:
- repeal the new healthcare law ("Obamacare") as well as the Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley financial services and banking regulations
- cancel certain "onerous" regulations instituted under executive order by previous presidents
- conduct a full audit of the Federal Reserve
- seek competing currency legislation "to strengthen the dollar and stabilize inflation"
(...)he prefers the federal government to be funded through excise taxes and/or uniform, non-protectionist tariffs. However, during the 2011 CPAC conference, he said he would support
a flat income tax of 10%
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Ron Paul - Born: August 20, 1935 (age 86 years), Pittsburgh,
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