TEA PARTY ECONOMIST

The TEA PARTY ECONOMIST Ron Paul's original staff economist, Dr. Gary North! Thursday, January 3, 2013

Why Ron Paul Never Fit in on Capitol Hill Gary North’s Reality Check (Jan. 3, 2013) This evening, Ron Paul will no longer be a member of Congress. It has happened before. At the end of this day in January 1977 he was no longer a member of Congress. He had lost by 268 votes out of over 180,000. At the end of this... READ MORE New Year’s Eve, 1976: My Final Working Day on Ron Paul’s Staff. Thirty-six years ago, I sat alone in Ron Paul’s office in Washington. It was New Year’s Eve. I had volunteered to stay late to hold down the fort. No one else had joined me. The new Congress would begin the following Monday. Ron Paul would not be part of it. He had lost by 268... READ MORE Graph: Federal Deficit vs. Tax Increases You must see it to believe it. Click the link. ... READ MORE “Send New Jersey Our Bailout Money, You Cheap SOB’s!” — Gov. Christie New Jersey’s Governor Christie, heart throb of conservative Republicans, wants his bailout money. Hurricane Sandy’s victims are owed $60 billion, Christie says. “Fork it over!” he screams at the House of Representatives. Boehner is supposedly stalling. Christie yells: “Fork it over. . . . now! No more stalling! You owe us! America owes us!” He... READ MORE Ron Paul: “We Have Passed the Point of No Return.” He said it best two days ago. ... READ MORE Yes, We Have No Solutions. We Have No Solutions Today. The solution to the solution is no solution. For every $41 in tax increases, there will be $1 in the reduction of spending, fiscal year to fiscal year. A 41-to-1 ratio does not solve the deficit problem. In August 2011, the federal government agreed to impose on itself a minor series of cost-cutting programs, called... READ MORE Paul Ryan Votes With Pelosi Republican Congressman Paul Ryan voted with Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats to kick the fiscal can one more time. He has shown his true colors. For all his rhetoric and charts in 2012 on the dangers of federal debt, he buckled under pressure. He was the Great White Hope for Tea Party voters last November. ... READ MORE Obamacare Arrives. Full-Time Jobs Will Depart The threat of fines totaling $2,000 a year for not providing health care to full-time workers will be a great subsidy for companies that supply part-time workers. They will be in greater demand. Workers who already work less than 30 hours a week will find lots of new competition. hey are likely to be locked... READ MORE