The Most Right Wing of All the Candidates

This was a post by Lexicon Devil.

* …appears to be none other than Ron Paul. His political career started in the 60’s when he campaigned for Republican Barry Goldwater – who was not only an opponent of trade unions and federal welfare programs, but of civil rights legislation as well.

* endorsed Reagan for president against Gerald Ford in 1976.

* advocated complete banking deregulation and the abolition of the federal reserve – a lackey of Wall Street through and through.

* Has the backing of the ultra-rich – Steve Forbes (Forbes magazine, etc.) and Charles Koch (CEO of Koch Industries)…

* as a medical doctor, refused to accept Medicare or Medicaid as payments, claiming it was “stolen money”.

* wishes to eliminate income taxes completely by abolishing nearly every federal program – he wants to abolish the Dept. of Education (!), Social Security, OSHA, the minimum wage (!!), unemployment, and more.

* Blames “Illegal immigration” for all kinds of problems. For this reason he appeals to racists such as the white supremacist group Stormfront.

* Opposes Abortion legislation.

* In favor of the US invasion of Afghanistan.

* Is opposed to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (which outlawed racial segregation). He feels it “infringes on the rights of private property owners”!

* So, even if he is “against the War in Iraq”, he still wants to return us to the pre-civil rights era.

Thanks to wsws.org for the info.

Once again, hats off to the Scorpio who gives my intuition full voice! I don’t care what astrology says… you people rule.