Comments on: Bob Barr blasts bailout in new campaign video http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/09/bob-barr-blasts-bailout-in-new-campaign-video/ Covering America's third parties and independent candidates since May 2008 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:01:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: G.E. http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/09/bob-barr-blasts-bailout-in-new-campaign-video/comment-page-1/#comment-17495 G.E. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:30:14 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=3011#comment-17495 Bob Barr should not capitalize "the Feds" when he means "the federal government." It's too close to "the Fed" (i.e. Federal Reserve). Okay. Barr's take on (and understanding of) this situation is better than any other candidate's will be, no doubt. However, my criticisms: 1. The crisis was caused by fiat-money central banking. The lowered mortgage standards are more ancillary. 2. The article was written in 1999. What did Bob Barr do in Congress to address this issue? 3. He says nothing about the fact that, ultimately, the Fed (not "the Feds") can do the bailout just as easily without ANY congressional authorization. And it won't be the "taxpayer" that pays (which makes it sound like it will be funded by taxes). This fixation on taxation is wrong-headed. I give the video a B+ Bob Barr should not capitalize “the Feds” when he means “the federal government.” It’s too close to “the Fed” (i.e. Federal Reserve).

Okay. Barr’s take on (and understanding of) this situation is better than any other candidate’s will be, no doubt.

However, my criticisms:

1. The crisis was caused by fiat-money central banking. The lowered mortgage standards are more ancillary.

2. The article was written in 1999. What did Bob Barr do in Congress to address this issue?

3. He says nothing about the fact that, ultimately, the Fed (not “the Feds”) can do the bailout just as easily without ANY congressional authorization. And it won’t be the “taxpayer” that pays (which makes it sound like it will be funded by taxes). This fixation on taxation is wrong-headed.

I give the video a B+

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