There is one thing that is critical to remember about Ron Paul. While his beliefs on social issues are not considered by many progressives to be "good", he is firmly in favor of giving that power back to the states.
Many people would like to see universal healthcare, environmental reform, and some sort of safety net to help people in hard times. You have to realize, however, that these things are NEVER going to have a chance so long as we live in a police state with federal laws preventing change at the state level and bureaucracy intent on maintaining the status quo. The system is rigged... No matter which side you are on.
Every year we send hundreds of billions of dollars to the federal government and then bitch and moan when it doesn't come back to us in the form of a refund. It's time to quit sending the money out in the first place, and use it instead to fix the problems in our local communities, our schools, our hospitals, etc.
"Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."
-John Fitzgerald Kennedy
The Paul position only helps to perpetuate this ideology.
The fact is this. The positions of his which some consider "bad" are positions which he does not attempt to dictate to the people at the Federal level. You have a closer relationship with your state. Therefore, it would be easier for you, the people, to make the changes you want.
With Ron Paul as President we will be able to affect real change where we live. Period.
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