So Ron Paul put forward his economic plan today. Should be interesting to see how people respond to it.
Basically, the plan slashes the living hell out of the government and ends all the wars. Personally I like it, but then again I don't believe that the world will fall apart if you don't have government controlling everything, printing money endlessly, picking winners and losers through subsidies and fighting half the world in a 'war on terror'.
What's interesting about this though on the PR front is that Paul is getting wise when it comes to PR messaging.
The criticism always laid against him is that he's 'radical'. In his interview on CNN he turns that around and frames them (those who oppose him) as radical, and it's their radicalness that has lead to massive debts, endless wars and the people rising up such as with the Tea Party or Occupy Wall Street.
It's hard to propose 'cuts' during a recession, but the reality is that cuts have to come in one form or another (and why is it that government jobs are sparred while people in the private sector get the axe?). They either come in the form of non-job cuts, which means increasing debt (which future generations have to pay off) or they come in the form of reducing inefficiencies and actually changing with the times.
The whole system needs a reboot if you ask me, and while people may not like hearing that, it's the best chance at actually returning to a growth phase in the market (versus going sideways for the next 10 years).
Anyway, GOP debate is on CNN tomorrow night at 8pm EST, should be interesting to watch.
Basically, the plan slashes the living hell out of the government and ends all the wars. Personally I like it, but then again I don't believe that the world will fall apart if you don't have government controlling everything, printing money endlessly, picking winners and losers through subsidies and fighting half the world in a 'war on terror'.
What's interesting about this though on the PR front is that Paul is getting wise when it comes to PR messaging.
The criticism always laid against him is that he's 'radical'. In his interview on CNN he turns that around and frames them (those who oppose him) as radical, and it's their radicalness that has lead to massive debts, endless wars and the people rising up such as with the Tea Party or Occupy Wall Street.
It's hard to propose 'cuts' during a recession, but the reality is that cuts have to come in one form or another (and why is it that government jobs are sparred while people in the private sector get the axe?). They either come in the form of non-job cuts, which means increasing debt (which future generations have to pay off) or they come in the form of reducing inefficiencies and actually changing with the times.
The whole system needs a reboot if you ask me, and while people may not like hearing that, it's the best chance at actually returning to a growth phase in the market (versus going sideways for the next 10 years).
Anyway, GOP debate is on CNN tomorrow night at 8pm EST, should be interesting to watch.
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