Need a little help

[Original_Intent]

I am having a discussion on another board. The person I am talking with says "Ron Paul has some good ideas, but what makes him crazy is that he wants to do things overnight like end Social Security, welfare, Dept of Education. If he were more realistic and wanted to gradually do that it would make more sense." I said "Ron Paul does say that he totally says that these programs that people depend on would need to be phased out over time." Well, then she asked me for sources, I did a few searches but cannot find anything. I was hoping someone here might have a YouTube or ANYTHING where RP acknowledges that these programs could not jsut be dropped overnight.

Thanks!

[paulpwns]

I am sure some of the debate footage during the primaries contains this.

[Ron_Paul_Knows]

Ron Paul: Abolish Social Security, but not overnight
http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Ron_Paul_Social_Security.htm (http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Ron_Paul_Social_Security.htm)

[adara7537]

YouTube - Ron Paul - the economy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=522bNo6hFMw&feature=player_embedded)

I know this video kind of touches on it about the 3 min or so in- he says we don't have to throw people out on the street...I know I have seen other ones though...

[Original_Intent]

Thanks a bunch!

[RM918]

Sounds like an excuse. Obama said he was going to change everything. Certainly didn't do it overnight. Hasn't even done it in a year. Doubt he'll do it in ten.

[726f6e7061756c]

YouTube - Ron Paul Florida MSNBC Debate Q5: Social Security 1/24/2008 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2apOUfmcpE)

[JamesButabi]

This is definetely the stigma with most people who will genuinely discuss issues. RP has been painted as old fashioned and radical plain and simple. The average person fears his policies, because they do not understand. The only way to get through it seems to me is gradual education.

You have to deprogram the fear with truth:
-The fear of "terrorists will win if we leave", and "they will come here is we aren't over there"
-The fear of losing minor government services (roads, education, etc) by abolishing the income tax.
-The fear of economic collapse without government prop-ups.

As everyone who understands the root caues of these problems isn't afraid. People who have no exposure need to understand the entire concepts of sound money, free markets, and how government hurts freedom and prosperity. This way they can't be scared into submission.