Also, reading Ron Paul's platform, I can't help but find blaring contradictions.  For instance, he argues for the dismantling of the current welfare state and his site says he fights for senior citizens, but America's baby boomer generation is on the cusp of breaking the Social Security System once and for all.  America will, if anything, will need to introduce more social programs in the coming decade - even socialized healthcare, if it is to cope with this upcoming generation of seniors.

With the recent fiasco involving FEMA and the Katrina disaster, I'd argue that what America needs is not smaller government - it needs accountability starting from the top of the political ladder.

It's very easy to ignore the world outside of the United States in a bluster of calls for returning to the nation of the founding fathers, but the US is part of a global economy in which financial institutions and governments have the power.  I do subscribe to the Milton Friedman school of economics, however, and agree that the Fed needs to be severely restricted.  During his tenure, Alan Greenspan had as much real influential power as the rest of the government combined - and that IS a problem.

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Canadiens . I believe people need to put aside some of the lesser issues (as important as they may be) in order to have some1 in power that would enable the Government ,and people , to step out of the  Federal Reserve/Private Central bank and all the debt , inflation and poverty that Fiat , paper money/digital money brings.  If the Federal Reserve was dismantled the people would see a massive benefit pretty much instantly . You may not know this but the Income Tax , which is collected off peoples labor , would not be needed since all the Income Tax ,from peoples labor(im not talkin about business') goes into repaying the debt the Government owes the private bank. (the Fed)

In closing, the Federal Reserve (the Bank of England) is the route cause of most of the major problems in our societies. We keep the Federal Reserve and it wont be too much longer until everyone needs to have an RFID chip implanted into them so they can get their "digital money". Think about that. That is slavery. People become like farm animals.

Demonic, yea , my mistake the MCA was dismissed by the Supreme Court. However , im certain the either the MCA or Patriot Act (maybe both) were rushed thro Congress (skids greads ..not treads greased ) . I'd get the source of this statement , im pretty sure it was Ron Paul , now..but iv gotta do some urgent FS work

I agree with your last statement about apathy. Its a major problem. Tho' I believe its because , in the main, people know its all rigged.  This is worse than not being bothered to vote , imo.  These  people, who believe its rigged but are still apathetic , are the biggest problem.