- Don't bail out banks; bail out homeowners. (Oct 2011)
- Auditing the fed revealed $5T loaned to foreign banks. (Oct 2011)
- Housing bubble was predictable; we had too many houses. (Oct 2011)
- We spend $1.5T on wars; start by cutting there. (Sep 2011)
- 1980s had huge deficits, despite Reagan's message. (Sep 2011)
- Country is bankrupt & we can't keep spending. (Aug 2011)
- Economic crisis demonstrates that Fed must come to an end. (Sep 2009)
- Security or growth: you can't have both. (Sep 2009)
- Wall Street is dumping its trouble onto Main Street. (Sep 2008)
- Mortgage & Financial Institutions Trust: more of the same. (Sep 2008)
- There’s payback for guns and butter. (Feb 2008)
- Great nations and empires end for financial reasons. (Feb 2008)
- Live within our means and start paying down the deficit now. (Feb 2008)
- Stimulus package means more printing & devaluing the dollar. (Feb 2008)
- Economic Revitalization Plan: “Prescription for Prosperity”. (Feb 2008)
- We’re worse off than in 2000, due to Bush & Congress. (Jan 2008)
- The people, not government, are supposed to run the economy. (Jan 2008)
- Economic stimulus ok, but not via spending & printing money. (Jan 2008)
- Dollar crashing due to trillions spent on maintaining empire. (Jan 2008)
- Waving a flag the whole time on spending. (Jan 2008)
- Give up American empire; that reduces debt without sacrifice. (Dec 2007)
- Restore GOP by returning to less gov’t & fiscal conservatism. (Dec 2007)
- Weak economy is source of resentment against immigrants. (Dec 2007)
- Can’t legislate economic fairness; so make government small. (Sep 2007)
- Prioritize spending based on Constitution--and lower it too. (Sep 2007)
- Government out of regulating economy & out of our bedrooms. (Jan 2007)
- Oil prices rise in part because of the weak dollar. (Jan 2006)
- We can’t afford a trillion-dollar war in Iraq. (Jan 2006)
- Maintaining American empire diminishes dollar. (Jun 2004)
- We’ve come to accept debt, wealth confiscation, & big gov’t. (Dec 1987)
Federal Reserve - I'm delighted that auditing the Fed has become mainstream. (Aug 2011)
- If we want to cure the bust, don't create the boom. (Apr 2011)
- Fed has ominous power with no oversight & no control. (Sep 2010)
- All bets are off if a cataclysmic dollar devaluation occurs. (Feb 2008)
- We owe foreigners $2.7 trillion and more printing won’t do. (Feb 2008)
- Federal Reserve creates money and prints it out of thin air. (Jan 2008)
- Lower interest rates CAUSED housing bubble & can’t solve it. (Jan 2008)
- The longer the Fed delays recession, the worse the recession. (Jan 2008)
- Maintain the value of the dollar, unlike Federal Reserve. (Oct 2007)
- Friedman monetarist policy is better, but still inflationary. (Dec 1981)
Gold & Currency - Paper money in unconstitutional; only gold is legal tender. (Sep 2010)
- Reagan was very sympathetic to the gold standard. (Jan 2008)
- We spend too much, tax too much, & print too much money. (Dec 2007)
- Currency inflation counterfeits prosperity & destroys poor. (Oct 2007)
- Fiat money causes economic & political imbalances. (Jun 2007)
- Gold standard limits deficit spending. (Dec 1987)
- Depreciating currency is greatest threat to middle class. (Dec 1981)
- Gold standard avoids need for government promises. (Dec 1981)
- Gold standard means minimal inflation. (Dec 1981)
- Dollar as fiat currency only benefits politicians. (Dec 1981)
Voting+Sponsorships - Wasteful government spending backed by both parties. (Apr 2008)
- Voted YES on terminating the Home Affordable mortgage Program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted NO on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
- Voted NO on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (Mar 2009)
- Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Jan 2009)
- Voted NO on monitoring TARP funds to ensure more mortgage relief. (Jan 2009)
- Voted NO on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler. (Dec 2008)
- Voted NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy. (Sep 2008)
- Voted NO on defining "energy emergency" on federal gas prices. (Jun 2008)
- Voted YES on restricting bankruptcy rules. (Jan 2004)
- Allow $3 on 1040 form to pay off National Debt. (Sep 2000)
- Supports Balanced Budget Amendment & on-budget accounting. (Dec 2000)
- Maintain public information about M3 money supply. (Mar 2006)
- Member of House Banking Committee. (Mar 2011)
- Raise small business depreciation to $125,000. (Jul 2009)
- Liberty Candidate: End the Federal Reserve. (Sep 2010)
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