http://thinkprogress.org/2010/11/03/rand-paul-plutocracy/
QuoteLast night, Kentucky elected Rand Paul (R-KY), the son of Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), to the U.S. Senate. Speaking to CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Paul announced his intention to do anything it takes to shield the privileged rich and corporate America. Asked if he would end the $830 billion, unpaid-for Bush tax cuts to the rich and return tax rates for the wealthiest bracket to Clinton-era levels, Paul snapped and said such a move would cause a "second great depression" and declared that "anybody who proposes such a policy really is, I think, unfit to be making decisions."
Paul then clarified his delusional worldview by telling Blitzer that "there are no rich" and "there are no poor." In Paul's mind, even taxing yachts would somehow punish the working poor in Kentucky. "We all either work for rich people or we sell stuff to rich people," concluded Rand:
PAUL: I would say that they must be in favor of a second American depression, because if you raise taxes to that consequence, that's what will happen in this country. Raising taxes in the midst of a recession would be a disaster for our economy. And anybody who proposes such a policy really is, I think, unfit to be making decisions.
BLITZER: What if they just raised taxes on the richest, those making more than 250,000 dollars a year?
PAUL: Well, the thing is, we're all interconnected. There are no rich. There are no middle class. There are no poor. We all are interconnected in the economy. You remember a few years ago, when they tried to tax the yachts, that didn't work. You know who lost their jobs? The people making the boats, the guys making 50,000 and 60,000 dollars a year lost their jobs. We all either work for rich people or we sell stuff to rich people. So just punishing rich people is as bad for the economy as punishing anyone. Let's not punish anyone. Let's keep taxes low and let's cut spending.
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I love this decade!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGK84Poeynk
We are all connected bro.
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Well I'm glad he cleared that all up for us. The interests of people with no shoes and the interests of people who own private armies and international banks are exactly identical. There are no zero-sum games anywhere and the United States is one financial policy away from complete destruction.
Eh, he's not as crazy as his fanatical followers would have you believe:
http://worldnewsvine.com/2010/11/rand-paul-renegs-on-tea-party-military-strength-core-belief/ (http://worldnewsvine.com/2010/11/rand-paul-renegs-on-tea-party-military-strength-core-belief/)
QuoteMSNBC has reported that Rand Paul will be unable to deliver on one of the Tea Party's core beliefs, a Strong Military. A quote from MSNBC reads, "GOP lawmakers must be open to cutting military spending as Congress tries to reduce government spending."
At least he's consistent.
Though I see no real reason we can't have a strong military for less money. We spent how much on planes that don't work in the rain?
That's not a big loss, there's not much rain in the Middle East.
Quote from: Da6s on November 08, 2010, 09:20:23 AM
Eh, he's not as crazy as his fanatical followers would have you believe:
http://worldnewsvine.com/2010/11/rand-paul-renegs-on-tea-party-military-strength-core-belief/ (http://worldnewsvine.com/2010/11/rand-paul-renegs-on-tea-party-military-strength-core-belief/)
QuoteMSNBC has reported that Rand Paul will be unable to deliver on one of the Tea Party's core beliefs, a Strong Military. A quote from MSNBC reads, "GOP lawmakers must be open to cutting military spending as Congress tries to reduce government spending."
He's flip-flopped on that once before already. I see no reason to trust his current or his previous statements on the issue.
Quote from: Subetai on November 08, 2010, 04:58:19 PM
Quote from: Da6s on November 08, 2010, 09:20:23 AM
Eh, he's not as crazy as his fanatical followers would have you believe:
http://worldnewsvine.com/2010/11/rand-paul-renegs-on-tea-party-military-strength-core-belief/ (http://worldnewsvine.com/2010/11/rand-paul-renegs-on-tea-party-military-strength-core-belief/)
QuoteMSNBC has reported that Rand Paul will be unable to deliver on one of the Tea Party's core beliefs, a Strong Military. A quote from MSNBC reads, "GOP lawmakers must be open to cutting military spending as Congress tries to reduce government spending."
He's flip-flopped on that once before already. I see no reason to trust his current or his previous statements on the issue.
I'm kind of in the mindset that nothing he says can be trusted except maybe...... "I'm a complete idiot and should be put to sleep for the benefit of mankind!"
One of the pundits (was it Amanpour?) got him to say he'd be asking for rather-deep (as in, more than your average right-winger) military cuts. Course, he wouldnt' specifically SAY and often just repeated, "We have to study it, we have to look into it." etc.