The most sinister of all taxes is the inflation tax and it is the most regressive. It hits the poor and the middle class. When you destroy a currency by creating money out of thin air to pay the bills, the value of the dollar goes down, and people get hit with a higher cost of living. It's the middle class that's being wiped out. It is most evil of all taxes.
Ron PaulBelieve me, the intellectual revolution is going on, and that has to come first before you see the political changes. That's where I'm very optimistic.
Ron PaulThroughout the 20th century, the Republican Party benefited from a non-interventionist foreign policy. Think of how Eisenhower came in to stop the Korean War. Think of how Nixon was elected to stop the mess in Vietnam.
Ron PaulWe should respect each other as rational beings by trying to achieve our goals through reason and persuasion rather than threats and coercion.
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