Enlightment on 08 October 2007
| starcraft said: I like Ron Paul's refreshing honesty (perceived at least) and wish to downsize government. However as an economics major I have to say his ideas simply don't hold up. Income tax is necessary to provide basic services. That said, much of what he has to say about ending American overseas military expenditure would bring the US budget far closer to surplus. Deficits are not the end of the world popular media makes them out to be, but America's repeated deficits are simply becoming too large to be sustainable. On the other hand many people in this thread have indicated a desire to vote for Barack Obama, and I would urge you to reconsider. I understand that his brilliant public speaking creates the impression that he knows what he is talking about, and that he offers the perception of hope a lot of Americans need to feel in this day and age. I also believe that he is honest in his belief that his policies can work. Unfortunately, he is incorrect. His fiscal policies don't have a grounding in reality, and as a result his entire spending program falls down. Furthermore, his foreign policies (My minor is a Global Security course) are quite frankly ridiculous. To threaten Pakistan's leader (perhaps the most valuable partner in the war on terror the USA has) with pre-emptive strikes within his country's borders if he fails to act is bordering on lunacy. Also, stating that he would take the nuclear weapons option off the table in ANY circumstances is stupid. The best case scenario is that the world is rid of nuclear weapons, but as the USA has them, effectively removing the deterrence benefit in the face of so many global nuclear powers (some like Russia, China and North Korea are hardly allies) is plain unintelligent. Perhaps these transgressions were not Obama's actual policies, but if thats the case then them slipping out is a dangerous highlighter of his inexperience. Do not be fooled by the promise of Utopia. Rights and freedom are worth nothing if you do not possess the money and might to protect them. |
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