RP's foreign policy ideas appeal to me. So do his views on civil liberties. I am sure he will end the wars on terror and drugs, which I consider to be dishonest and tyrannical. I'm sure he will fight tyranny, and restore the constitution to America. And run the government in accordance with traditional American values. All these things about Ron Paul appeal to me. I have one significant reservation about RP though. He says he will cut $1 Trillion out of the government budget, and get rid of the Departments of Energy,Commerce, Education and others. Given how much of our economy depends on spending by the US government, a sizable cut like that all at once would cause an instant deflationary depression. The Austrian economics he believes in say that is necessary to clean out the system. It would force all unproductive businesses to go bankrupt, and allow the economy to rebuild itself on a sounder base. But it would create a lot of unemployment. Given that he thinks the government should stay out of peoples' lives, his policy would be like that of Herbert Hoover, who refused to allow the government to help people who were out of work--so it would result in growing disaffection by the unemployed, who could be a significant portion of the population. That could lead to a revolution, depending on the hardship experienced by the population. RP says end the Fed. But does he say anything about regulating the big banks that own the Fed? His policy would be to deregulate everything. Including corporations who are either oligopolies or monopolies. One of the worst economic evils any nation faces are unregulated monopolies. And if they are global corporations, it is the worst economic evil faced by the entire planet. Is he going to let big pharma, big oil, big agriculture, and big finance keep ripping us off like they are now doing? Is he going to just leave them alone? And make the government smaller so we, the people, can't stand up to the power of these giants? I just wonder how far into the future RP's supporters have thought out the consequences of his policies, and if people are willing to endure those consequences. It would bring great disorder to our lives for a short time perhaps, or if it is botched, for a longer period. Everybody seems to be beguiled by his promise of Peace and Liberty as much as they were with Obama's 'Hope' and 'Change'. We got hope and change now. I am a bit hesitant about what Peace and Liberty involve if they are accompanied by suffering and poverty. I hope I'm not offending the more die-hard RP supporters by asking these questions. I'm not trying to undermine RP--he's the best politician out there, but I wish he would tell us what his vision of America in 2015 is if he becomes President. I can already imagine what America will be in 2015 if Obama wins the next election. Maybe we need a revolution. Hatha