In this episode with Dr. Ron Paul, we discuss:
- Government waste and fraud
- How some elected officials are worth $50 million on a $200,000 salary
- Does the U.S. have all the gold it claims to?
- Auditing the Fed, Fort Knox and all government agencies
- Bitcoin and cryptocurrency
- The U.S. dollar's reserve currency status
- Why Ron has optimism about the future
Guest Bio: Ron Paul is a former Congressman and three-time presidential candidate, and host of @RonPaulLibertyReport . Dr. Paul is a leading spokesman for individual liberty, privacy, limited constitutional government, low taxes and spending, free markets, restrained foreign policy, and sound money based on a commodity-backed currency. Follow Ron on X at https://x.com/RonPaul.
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🗒️ IN THIS EPISODE:
00:00 What is DOGE doing?
2:12 Bureaucracy is the result of ignoring the constitution
4:07 Reckless Government Spending
7:47 Audit on Gold
10:26 Does the U.S. have as much gold as it says?
12:16 Could Elon & Trump hire Ron Paul to audit the Fed?
14:58 Ron on how to return to sound money
18:30 The U.S. dollar as Reserve Currency and Bitcoin
23:53 Inflation is the greatest lie
25:15 Ron on the extreme contrast of Republicans and Democrats
28:27 Big crash coming?
31:38 Advice to the average American
33:21 Trump getting rid of Income Tax
34:53 What Ron would do as president
36:01 How are members of Congress so wealthy?
37:24 Does Ron own Bitcoin?
37:43 Ron's upcoming conference in Texas
40:04 Why is Ron so optimistic
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