Happy belated 88th birthday (20 Aug.) to the good doctor,1He served as a flight surgeon for the U.S. Air Force (1963–65) and the Air National Guard (1965–68). In 1968 Paul moved to Brazoria county, Texas, where he established a successful practice in obstetrics and gynecology. Ron “End the Fed” Paul.
Representative Quote
This quote attributed to Dr. Ron Paul encapsulates how he rightfully represented his constituents as an eleven-term US congressman from Texas:
If we stuck to the Constitution as written, we would have: no federal meddling in our schools; no Federal Reserve; no U.S. membership in the UN; no gun control; and no foreign aid. We would have no welfare for big corporations, or the ‘poor’; no American troops in 100 foreign countries; no NAFTA, GAT, or ‘fast-track’; no arrogant federal judges usurping states’ rights; no attacks on private property; no income tax. We could get rid of most of the agencies, and most of the budget. The government would be small, frugal, and limited.
Dr. Ron Paul
Repeal 1913
In essense, the best solution to ~80% of our present day problems: Repeal 1913 and property taxes. Stat!
This is partly what Ron Paul stated in his tweet from 22 April 2022:
What we really need to do is repeal 1913. That way we could get rid of income tax and the Federal Reserve at the same time.
Dr. Ron “End the Fed” Paul
Moreover, here’s Ron Paul discussing why we need to Repeal 1913 via the YouTube channel, Ron Paul Liberty Report, dated 22 April 2022:
The summary of the video is as follows:
1913 was a fateful year for freedom in America. Both the Income Tax & Federal Reserve were created. The dreaded Income Tax made everyone’s hard-earned money the property of the federal government first. The earnings that government allowed people to keep would then be persistently stolen by The Fed’s inflation. Freedom was put in a vice in 1913, and after 100 years, there’s almost nothing left to be squeezed.
Of course, in his book End the Fed, published in 2009, Dr. Paul wrote about the history of our central bank and provided reasons why it needs to be audited and then abolished, just like president Andrew Jackson did back in 1833.
President Ends Central Bank
Here are Andrew Jackson’s five reasons for ending the central bank:
- It was a dangerously centralized financial power
- It held an unconstitutional monopoly on finance that only helped the rich get richer
- It made the economy vulnerable to foreign and special interests
- It held too much influence over federal politicians
- It favored the North (where most financial centers were located) over the South and West
And Ol’ Hickory had this to say about our Republic’s second central bank, which he ultimately squashed, just as he said he would do:
Gentlemen! I too have been a close observer of the doings of the Bank of the United States. I have had men watching you for a long time, and am convinced that you have used the funds of the bank to speculate in the breadstuffs of the country. When you won, you divided the profits amongst you, and when you lost, you charged it to the bank. You tell me that if I take the deposits from the bank and annul its charter I shall ruin ten thousand families. That may be true, gentlemen, but that is your sin! Should I let you go on, you will ruin fifty thousand families, and that would be my sin! You are a den of vipers and thieves. I have determined to rout you out, and by the Eternal, (bringing his fist down on the table) I will rout you out!
Andrew Jackson
FED’s Performance: Chart
Lastly, here is the abysmal performance of the FED, which was established in 1913 as our Republic’s third central bank: its fake/fiat currency has lost nearly 98% of its purchasing power.
Note, if the above chart by FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) from the St. Louis FED doesn’t load from your browser, then here is the direct link to the responsive chart.
Footnotes
- 1He served as a flight surgeon for the U.S. Air Force (1963–65) and the Air National Guard (1965–68). In 1968 Paul moved to Brazoria county, Texas, where he established a successful practice in obstetrics and gynecology.
