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Ron Paul
- Filed under: Uncategorized
- Date: Jan 24,2008
Early years:
Born Aug. 20, 1935 in Pittsburgh
Education Bachelor’s degree, Gettysburg College, 1957; medical degree, Duke University Medical Center, 1961
Military service Physician, U.S. Air Force, 1963-68
Career:
1976 Elected to fill vacant seat from Texas in U.S. Congress; did not win re-election
1978-84 Representative to U.S. Congress
1984 Unsuccessful bid to be GOP candidate for U.S. Senate; returns to medical practice
1988 Libertarian Party candidate for president
1997-present Representative to U.S. Congress
2007 Announces candidacy for president in 2008
Views:
Iraq: Pull out all troops fast.
Economy: Restore gold standard. Favors much smaller federal government. Eliminate IRS, Federal Reserve and many Cabinet departments.
Health Care: Opposes nationalized health care. Favors tax credits for health insurance and drugs; would allow low-cost foreign imports of prescription medication.
Immigration: Secure borders, abolish birthright citizenship. Opposes schooling, health care and welfare for illegal immigrants. Against guest worker visas for Mexican laborers.
Taxes: Favors huge spending cuts and no tax increases; proposes national sales tax to replace income tax.
Global Warming: Favors private and local anti-pollution initiatives over federal intervention; sees nuclear energy as alternative to carbon-spewing oil and gas.
Energy: Favors free-market solutions. Eliminate subsidies for oil and gas industry.
