The Coming Recession

In the June issue of Reason, Rep. Ron Paul and six othercommentators discuss the (sorry) state of the economy. Read it here http://reason.com/news/show/126021.html


As this issue of reason goes to press, the dollar is at a record low against the euro, oil is more than $100 a barrel, consumer prices are up 4 percent from a year ago, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is cutting interest rates so often that the guys at the office have taken to calling him Edward Scissorhands. The subprime mortgage fallout has yet to finish wreaking its havoc, Bear Stearns is holding on by the skin of its teeth, and the government’s bucket may not be big enough for all the bailouts under way. Gloomy faces dominate CNBC and the Fox Business Channel, muttering long-forgotten terms like inflation and recession.

President George W. Bush, by contrast, is relatively cheery, conceding that we are in “challenging times” but arguing that “our financial institutions are strong” and the capital markets “functioning efficiently and effectively.” “In the long run,” Bush said in a March 17 White House address, “our economy is going to be fine.” And some statistics back up the sunny view: Unemployment is still at a low 5.1 percent, and productivity remains high.

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S. Florida newspaper: Ron Paul can’t win but his stupid crazy supporters will support him anyway.

More slander for Dr. Paul. The crazy people must believe in something. They know theres thousands of us. They will discredit us but look at how deep we are. They can rig there elections and have millions of voters claiming there vote didnt count and just bury it in the news. Not no more were exposing you. We need more home videos of the primary to see whats realy going on. Theres not alot of videos coming out they might be getting confiscated like our signs.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbpaulpeople0126pnjan26,0,2437833.story