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Originally Posted by kane
And therein is the problem. If we are talking about theory, it is a decent idea. We trim all the fat and gut programs that are just wasted money. Great idea. In reality we are talking about what a Paul presidency would be like. Among the cuts he would immediately want to make are eliminated the department of energy, HUD, department of commerce, department of interior and the department of education. He would get rid of the transportation security administration, stop all corporate subsidies, stop all foreign aid and pull all our troops home, ending any and all conflicts.
Some decent ideas here, but honestly do you really think he could pull this off?
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Most people don't agree with eliminating certain bureaucracies because they get in a mindset that once something is created it's there to stay, and that getting rid of it isn't a viable option. Ron Paul explains this much better in his books than I can, and I'll make a new thread soon about this exact issue with parts from one of his books.
Oh, and do I honestly think he could pull it off? Well he would need congress to work with him, obviously. But if he actually won the presidency that would mean that many Americans "woke up," so that would give me hope that congress would also "wake up" and work to get these things done.