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Ron Paul: The Economic Benefits of Bringing Our Troops Home

 By Dan Beaulieu

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I have heard many people say that with our economy in turmoil that brining home nearly a million troops would be disastrous to our unemployment. That somehow having our troops overseas is economically beneficial, ignoring the obvious costliness of the war. This notion is derived from the negligence of the arguer only looking at one side of the process, that is, soldiers being turned loose on the labor market.

Take into consideration the hundreds of billions we spend on these wars per year. This money doesn’t come into existence from thin air; it’s taken from the tax payers. Now as long as the government does not intervene by trying to provide compensation for the soldiers through taxing the people, the taxpayers retain more wealth than previously. This means that the taxpayers have additional funds to spend on products, food and businesses. This creates demand and ultimately higher productivity, more workers are needed. This process, as history shows, is rather fast.

Once demand puts the soldiers (now civilians) back to work, they not only become self-supporting they, with a steady paycheck, begin consuming more and the need for production rises further. Higher overall productive output results in increased national wealth. That said, we would be in a much better economic state after our troops come home.   

This thought process is rudimentary economics and can be found in Henry Hazlitt's book titled, "Economics in one Lesson".

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Black This Out! 10/19 (event)

By Dan Beaulieu
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This is the big one everyone. This isn't about Ron Paul, it's about "We The People" sending a message to the media and the establishment. A vital part of our peaceful revolution is showing our strength and independence from the media vice. You see, we are at a precipice; a fork in the road. It's time to decide our fate. Will the Orwellian nightmare be realized or will we reinvigorate the spirit of our founding fathers?

This is up to you and I.

If you believe in the revolution then commit yourself wholeheartedly to this event for the next several days, dedicate your spare time to informing people about the event and what it stands for. Rally support to the banner of freedom. Every day post this on your facebook, in forums, in comments to articles, on you tube, on twitter and on your blog. Then to your friends, family and community in person. Get everyone you can to pledge. When the time comes DONATE, I know some of us are broke, but don't dismiss this one. Find a way...

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