| SamuelRSmith said: I haven't the faintest idea what you're talking about. 
Why would you want him nominated, but not win? Are you telling me that you favour Obama over Paul? What policies of Paul's do you disagree with so much, that you'd rather have Obama in his place. |
He's libertarian to the core. That's great when it comes to social and military policy. I think further deregulation for corporations, however, is a BAD IDEA, and that's the most important issue on the plate at the moment.
Not to say that the regulations we have in place are working. We just need limits on what corporations are capable of doing. They are entities that can be nearly as powerful as governments, yet libertarians propose we give them as freedom as people to wield that power. And unlike the government, they aren't held directly accountable to people. That's a recipe for disaster, and the 2008 collapse is a clear example of that.
But this is merely arguing for/against an ideal. I'm not sure what Paul's specific plans are in regards to bank regulation, etc.
Also, I dislike the idea of returning to a gold standard. Things are only worth whatever value people project upon them, and I think gold is losing its value in the eyes of many non-speculators. It's long ago lost any real value to me*, and I don't see it being any less volatile than paper money in the long run.
*Aside from "It's gold! How much can I get for it from some idiot!?"
