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Washington DC’s Intervention Addiction

by Rep Ron Paul
One problem with politicians is that when problems they create come to a head, they typically feel this irresistible urge to DO something, rather than to UN-do something, or to simply back off to avoid exacerbating the situation.
Too often, that which they end up doing has very little connection to the cause [...]

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Who Is Responsible for the Housing Bubble?

by Rep Ron Paul
The House passed two bills attempting to rehabilitate the housing and mortgage market this week.  There doesn’t seem to be any shortage of criticism and blame for the bad decisions, and rightly so.
Lenders and banks do share much of the blame for the overheated market.  Lending standards were relaxed, or even abandoned [...]

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