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Ron Paul’s Farewell Address to Congress

Here is a transcript of Ron Paul’s farewell address to Congress, originally sourced from the Campaign for Liberty. Farewell to Congress This may well be the last time I speak on the House Floor.  At the end of the year I’ll leave Congress after 23 years in office over a 36 year period.  My goals [...]

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Did Germany Just Screw over the Rest of the World?

So, once again, central banks coordinated to “save the world”. Or, did they? Martin Sibileau, writing at the Mises Institute of Canada, shares these thoughts: “Rather than liquidate those banks that were forced to hold sovereign debt (yes, forced!), generating a formidable credit crunch, the big global banks that had these unfortunate banks as counterparties, [...]

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