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Trump's tax plan won't work without spending cuts

By Ron Paul

I love tax cuts and want the biggest tax cuts ever.

However, government is very good at giving with one hand, while it clandestinely takes with the other. Tax cuts never "have to be paid for." That defeats the whole purpose of the tax cut. I discuss below:Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com

Civil Asset Forfeiture Is Theft

By Ron Paul

This week we learned that President Trump supports the seizure of property from individuals who are merely suspected of a crime. In other words, President Trump is endorsing theft.

Seizing the money or property of law-abiding citizens without due process is big government run amok. I discuss on Kennedy:Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com

Obamacare Probably Here To Stay

By Jack Perry

Well, the court has ruled the travel ban is a dead fish. Why can’t Trump let this travel ban go? Is it ego? Somewhat, but something more.  This is a great distraction to avoid working on the real issues many people voted him in for. Already, there is a rising “town hall” movement to shout down Republicans and demand Obamacare be kept. Including the individual mandate. Now, we’ve seen this movie before. This is carbon-copy of the Tea Party town hall protests against Obamacar...

Myth-Busters: Those Who Depend on The Fed

There are many different interests that depend on the existence of the Federal Reserve and its ability to create money out of thin air. Today we discuss those groups and the reasons why they have no interest in getting rid of the Fed. [image error] [image error]

What Next For NATO? What About Education Dept? Support Tulsi? Ron Paul Answers Viewer Questions

9/11 Mastermind’s Letter to Obama: Here’s Why We Attacked America

By Carey Wedler

When Barack Obama was still in office, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, one of the perpetrators of the 9/11 terror attacks, penned a letter to him. Though a judge recently ruled that letter could be sent to the White House before the outgoing president left office, the contents were to be withheld from the public until a month later — until after President Trump had assumed power.

This week, the Miami Herald obtained and published the contents of the 18-page letter, originally writ...

Same Foreign Policy...Slightly Different Wrapper

By Ron Paul

I recently sat down with Michael Tracey of The Young Turks. We discussed the scary possibility of Elliott Abrams being appointed to the second most powerful position in the State Dept. We also talked about foreign policy, including Trump's error in pouring more money into the empire. The faces and slogans change in Washington, but that's about it:

Warmongers in congress introduce bill to prevent Trump from loosening sanctions on Russia

By Sergey Gladysh

A group of senators led by Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Ben Cardin (D-MD) plan to introduce legislation that would impose strict new congressional oversight and veto power over the Trump administration if it decided to lift sanctions on Russia.

According to a CNN report, if passed, the new bill titled “The Russia Review Act” would require the White House to submit a report detailing why it was seeking to lift sanctions, setting into motion a 120-day review period where Congress...

'Extreme Vetting' - Homeland Security's Attack On Liberty?

New Homeland Security Director, Gen. John Kelly, told Congress yesterday that under new "extreme vetting" measures, individuals wishing to come to the US from the countries subject to such measures will be required to provide their computer passwords and the websites they have been visiting, among other things. How long before such measures are expanded to include the rest of us...for our safety and security?

​Rep. Massie Introduces Bill to Abolish Federal Department of Education

By Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY 4th District) 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Thomas Massie introduced H.R. 899, a bill to abolish the federal Department of Education. The bill, which is one sentence long, states, “The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2018.”

On the day of Betsy DeVos’ scheduled Senate confirmation for Secretary of Education, Massie said, “Neither Congress nor the President, through his appointees, has the constitutional authority to dic...