Who is Ron Paul?

Who is Ron Paul? 

Campaign Promises and Platform- 

SPENDING:
Cuts $1 trillion in spending during the first year.
Eliminate five cabinet departments (Energy, HUD, Commerce, Interior, and Education).
Abolish the Transportation Security Administration and returning responsibility for security to private property owners.
Abolish corporate subsidies.
Stop foreign aid.
End foreign wars.
Return most other spending to 2006 levels.

ENTITLEMENTS:
Honors promise to our seniors and veterans, while allowing young workers to opt out.
Block grants Medicaid and other welfare programs to allow States the flexibility and ingenuity they need to solve their own unique problems without harming those currently relying on the programs.

CUTTING GOVERNMENT WASTE:
Makes a 10% reduction in the federal workforce, slashes Congressional pay and perks, and curbs excessive federal travel. To stand with the American People, President Paul will take a salary of $39,336, approximately equal to the median personal income of the American worker.

TAXES:
Lowers the corporate tax rate to 15%, making America competitive in the global market.
Allows American companies to repatriate capital without additional taxation, spurring trillions in new investment.
Extends all Bush tax cuts.
Abolishes the Death Tax.
Ends taxes on personal savings, allowing families to build a nest egg.

REGULATION:
Repeals ObamaCare, Dodd-Frank, and Sarbanes-Oxley.
Mandates REINS-style requirements for thorough congressional review and authorization before implementing any new regulations issued by bureaucrats.
Cancel all onerous regulations previously issued by Executive Order.

MONETARY POLICY:
Conducts a full audit of the Federal Reserve and implements competing currency legislation to strengthen the dollar and stabilize inflation.

Professional Background
Flight Surgeon in the US Air Force in the 1960s
Established medical practice in Texas as an OB/Gyn, delivered more than 4,000 babies.
Author of several books.

Political Accomplishments
Never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution.
Served on House Banking Committee
Member of the Gold Commission- advocating a return to the gold standard
Advocate of pro-life policies.
Consistently voted to lower or abolish federal taxes, spending, and regulation, and used his House seat to actively promote the return of government to its proper constitutional levels.
In 1984, he voluntarily relinquished his House seat and returned to his medical practice.
Returned to Congress in 1997 to represent the 14th Congressional district of Texas.
Serves on the House Financial Services Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Chairman of the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, of the Financial Services Committee.
Advocates a dramatic reduction in the size of the federal government and a return to constitutional principles.


Personal Background
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Graduate of Gettysburg College and the Duke University School of Medicine
Wife Carol, 5 children, 18 grandchildren.

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