Ron Paul wants to end the wars abroad. He has talked about why America needs to do this every time he has run for office. The ironic thing is Ron Paul has received more contributions from current military personnel and military veterans then all the other GOP candidates combined. Isn't it a bit puzzling that military who were/are being paid to be in past/current wars would support the candidate who has repeatedly stated that he wants to end all the wars abroad? This fact is completely ignored by the media.
Ron Paul wants to balance the budget. Not only has he preached doing so, but he has 30+ years of voting in Congress for a balanced budget every time he has voted. As part of balancing the budget, he wants to drastically reduce the size of the government. He wants to make drastic cuts in government agencies or get rid of some altogether. Ending the wars abroad will help with the budget as well. Actions like these will allow him to reduce taxes.
Ron Paul understands basic economics and understands why we need a balanced budget. When the budget is not balanced, the government owes more than the taxes (income) it takes in. This means the government has two options: a.) borrow money from other countries or b.) print money from thin air to pay for the difference. Both of these options are detrimental to our economy because they undermine (weaken) our currency. What Ron Paul understands is a weak currency means the economy has a poor foundation. It's like building a mansion and putting it on a shaky foundation - although the mansion looks nice (the economy), it's bound to collapse because of its shaky foundation (the currency).
Ron Paul wants to reduce taxes. Not only has he preached doing so as part of his presidential campaign, but his actions speak for themselves: he has never voted for a tax increase. Some may say well, how can he reduce taxes? Won't the government not have enough money to run itself? The answer is "yes": there will be enough income (taxes) to support government functions, since Ron Paul will shrink the size of the government and therefore require less income (taxes) to keep it running.
What does this mean for me and you? We get to keep more of the money we earn. This promotes spending in the economy and individual savings.
Ron Paul realizes the government is corrupt and wants to correct this. Ron Paul points out in a recent interview the absurdness of the SEC is investigating the S&P ratings company for downgrading the US debt. He p
oints out the SEC should have no business doing this, especially since US debt is grossly overrated.
Listen to the man talk. He's not a "smooth-talking" politician like Perry, Bachmann, Obama, or any of the others. In fact, his GOP competition is taking his ideas and trying to talk about them. The truth is the other GOP candidates are only doing this because Ron Paul expresses ideas that they know the American people want to hear. You can see through these smooth-talkers though: when they asked to expand on their (really Ron Paul's) ideas they cannot articulate them in the way that Ron Paul does.
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Results from the latest Gallup poll (Aug 17-21) taken from gallup.com. For voters in the age group 18-29 years of age, Ron Paul currently has the most support (29%) among all candidates. Ron Paul winning the GOP nomination may lie with the energy younger Americans have and are showing in support of him...like myself.
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