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NoTaxationWoReprsentation
11-16-2007, 10:35 PM
I was wondering how he voted on the DMCA and why?
I am also wondering how he votes in regards to NASA?
Also, I understand if his vision did come true, that he wouldn't eliminate the dollar right away but would try to offer a competing hard currency. I also understand that what the fed does with money right now is a major cause of inflation, but doesnt the ability to manipulate the money give us more flexibility when dealing with financial crisis?

nullvalu
11-16-2007, 11:10 PM
First place you should start with questions like this is search http://RonPaulLibrary.org to see what he says about these topics, in his own words.

NoTaxationWoReprsentation
11-16-2007, 11:22 PM
First place you should start with questions like this is search http://RonPaulLibrary.org to see what he says about these topics, in his own words.

I've searched but I havent been able to find much (except monetary policy obviously), that's why i posted :o
He makes a lot of sense when he talks, but i'd like to hear the other side of hard money

user
11-16-2007, 11:29 PM
I also understand that what the fed does with money right now is a major cause of inflation, but doesnt the ability to manipulate the money give us more flexibility when dealing with financial crisis?

This is the mainstream Keynesian (or neo-Keynesian, I'm not convinced there's much of a difference) view, and history has shown us that it fails. But the short answer is the Fed's inflation is what causes most financial crises in the first place, including the Great Depression.

NoTaxationWoReprsentation
11-16-2007, 11:31 PM
This is the mainstream Keynesian (or neo-Keynesian, I'm not convinced there's much of a difference) view, and history has shown us that it fails. But the short answer is the Fed's inflation is what causes most financial crises in the first place, including the Great Depression.

Perhaps i'm wrong, i'm a little fuzzy, but didnt they manipulate the interest rates to help get us out of it?
Also, what about DMCA/NASA...anyone know how he feels on those two?

CelestialRender
11-16-2007, 11:32 PM
Those who are against soft money say that if you can't print money (out of thin air), then there's no way for the government to intervene in a recession.

Of course, they ignore the fact that the business cycle was created by fiat money.

user
11-16-2007, 11:41 PM
Perhaps i'm wrong, i'm a little fuzzy, but didnt they manipulate the interest rates to help get us out of it?
Also, what about DMCA/NASA...anyone know how he feels on those two?
Again, that's what caused it in the first place. A relevant quote:

“Government cripples you, then hands you a crutch and says, 'See, if it wasn't for us, you couldn't walk.'” — Harry Browne

bbachtung
11-17-2007, 12:14 AM
I was wondering how he voted on the DMCA and why?
I am also wondering how he votes in regards to NASA?
Also, I understand if his vision did come true, that he wouldn't eliminate the dollar right away but would try to offer a competing hard currency. I also understand that what the fed does with money right now is a major cause of inflation, but doesnt the ability to manipulate the money give us more flexibility when dealing with financial crisis?

The DMCA was H.R. 2281 in the 105th Congress (the 1st Session in 1997); it was passed on a suspension of the rules by voice vote (i.e., no recorded vote), so there is no record of how Ron Paul voted on it (i.e., whether he shouted "yay" or "nay"). http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:HR02281:@@@R

It is, however, enlightening to read what the Mises Institute (an organization that Ron Paul supports) has said about the DMCA:



Ultimately, the looming irony throughout the piece is that Ross advocates a hands-off approach to "the free market process," yet he defends market intervention under the guise of "pro-market" acts such as the innovation-hindering DMCA.
http://blog.mises.org/archives/006250.asp



It should be noted that the enforcement of the DMCA is entirely in the interest of copyright and patent holders, not consumers or even manufactures (who must now reallocate productive resources to integrate features consumers do not want).

In fact, this legislation serves as a practical illustration of how intellectual property props up inefficient business models (i.e. if the only way for you, as an artist, can survive is through State intervention, you might want to rethink the whole "freedom-to-fail" concept).
http://blog.mises.org/archives/005143.asp

Lastly, I doubt that RP would have supported this considering the header of the Act states the following:



An Act

To amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and for other purposes.


What is the World Intellectual Property Organization, you may ask?



The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/what_is_wipo.html

And we all know how RP feels about the UN and the loss of American sovereignty.

Corydoras
11-19-2007, 12:52 AM
I believe he supports NASA because of its military applications... but I don't know how he actually votes. I suggest you go to Thomas:
http://thomas.loc.gov/