Ron Paul's policies are idealogical at best, and dangerous at worst. He appeals to a lot of people because of his vague brand of libertarianism but what most people don't realize is that he isn't really a libertarian at all, he's an
anti-federalist. He doesn't mind at all if states choose to limit their citizens freedom, increase taxes or whatever else they want do as long as it's not done on a federal level. Ever notice when he's asked about his stance on an issue his answer is always "let the states decide"?
Let's take a state like Louisiana for example, under Ron Paul's policies could you imagine what it would look like today with no federal intervention? There would have been no federal aid after Katrina for cleanup, no FEMA. Basically Louisiana residents would have been left to sink or swim, literally as well as figuratively. Then there's the BP oil spill debacle, The only reason BP put forth such an extensive cleanup effort and reimbursed families was because the government literally FORCED them to (and it still wasn't enough). Without federal intervention Louisiana would have been reduced to third world status by now. But libertarians don't really care about any of that as long as they don't live along the Gulf Coast.
Shit, the internet was created with government funded research. Pretty much any program or concept that benefits everyone, but requires a collective human effort to succeed will fail, as no given person has an incentive to put forth the money/effort.
This is what you get when the free market is allowed to regulate itself. We'd still have eight year olds getting their scalps ripped off in cotton looms and getting black lung from mining coal.
