Tag Archives: Social Security

Government and Fraud

by Rep Ron Paul
Billions of dollars were recently lost in the collapse of Bernie Madoff’s self-described Ponzi scheme, in which too-good-to-be-true returns on investments were not really returns at all, but the funds of defrauded new investors.  The pyramid scheme collapsed dramatically when too many clients called in their accounts, and not enough new victims [...]

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Constitutional Hypocrisy

by Pudge
Today in the same breath someone, to me, attacked Bush for violating the Constitution, and not supporting Social Security enough.
Apart from the fact that the “raiding” of Social Security actually makes the S.S. Trust Fund more solvent and is a good investment (as it is guaranteed safe by the Constitution, and earns interest), and [...]

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Federalism: The Great Lost Concept

A “must-read” over at RonPaul2008.com on the principles of state’s rights; the 10th Amendment. Here’s an excerpt:
We are working to overcome a hundred years of indoctrination and increased dependency. The Founders would be appalled that, almost 221 years since our Constitution was written, we are now having to re-explain what a Republic is and [...]

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Social Security and the 10th Amendment

Guest Commentary by David Smith
Let me ask you a couple of questions.  First, which demographic segment has the best voting record?  Meaning, of any age group, which group votes more regularly than any other?
Old people, right?  Retirees, seniors…old people.  No offense intended.
So if you wanted to propose a government entitlement program and your goal was [...]

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