Ron Paul is a United States Congressman from Texas.
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Ron Paul: Why I Disagree & Areas I Do Agree (Issue 145)
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I began writing articles for this blog a few months back, earlier this year. Up until that time, I assumed everyone wanted to live in a free society and be free. Writing about politics and listening to all the politicians, news pundits and individuals expressing themselves, I was mistaken. There is a broad spectrum of individuals who want a political system that soaks the rich to support them and take from others via the force of political government to give to them. It is obvious they do not desire a free society, yet instead a socialistic system that supports them.
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Defining The Role Of Private Property Ownership (Issue 84)
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Today I received a copy of a newspaper article about the amount of homes being taken over by the government in a little town in metro Atlanta. Because of traffic congestion, the space is needed for new highway construction.
A procedure that dates back to the colonial days, eminent domain allows the government to legally take over private property for “the greater good.” The government is required to pay the home and landowner but sometimes the fight goes on for years. Eventually the property owner loses because the property can be condemned and arbitrarily taken, whether the owner agrees or not.
Usually the property is taken for roads, schools, or some kind of government structure. Yet now-a- day, some are losing their property by coercion and confiscation to make way for other ventures like shopping centers, among other things.
So what is a free society?
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To Be Or Not To Be Free, That Is The Question (Issue 41)
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