A lot of what you're saying is true. The political system in this country is broken, and has been hijacked by corporations. Both parties are complicit in this.
Ron Paul is not the answer, however. There is no way on earth the general public in America could stomach the changes that Paul is offering up. Gold standard? Complete deregulation of wall st.? No process/entity to inspect food and water?
I love a lot of what he stands for, but he just takes it too far. Add to this the fact that he's old, and comes off like some cartoonish mad scientist ..... he doesn't stand a chance.
I think you are alot like many people who don't understand what Ron Pauls policies are. He is for states rights and following the Constitution. Allow the states to handle things as you'll get rid of the one size fits all federal Government where changes are difficult. That extra layer of government adds to costs and doesn't move swiftly.
Our Federal Government has been the cause of most of our problems yet you want them to protect us? Why count on them to run your life? They have been bad at it. You can't possibly be worse at it than they are can you?
Gold Standard, he wants competing currencies. Gold is a lot harder to manipulate than paper money. When the Federal Reserve prints up money and gives it away to foreign and domestic companies thereby devaluing the purchasing price do you think many people would use paper when exchanging goods or would they use Gold? Its always best to have options.
Why do you want Congress to regulate Wall Street? The haven't done a good job so your answer is more of the same or more rules and regulations which weren't enforced before or had loopholes which made it more expensive for some? It's never about getting the right ones to enforce things. The right ones haven't come along in 100's of years what makes you think they'll come along now and stay with us? It's always about policy.
You're also wrong about no process to inspect food or water. Leave it to the individual first of course then to the states. If you get sick because of bad water you have no recourse if the water company has followed government rules. The company passes the buck and isn't responsible. Government okayed it. Try to sue government.
Let me tell how silly your assumptions are of wanting government to protect you in an everyday example. How does a health code certificate help you in a restaurant? Are you too stupid to figure it out for yourself if the restaurant is clean and has a healthy environment? Of course you're not. But you are passing the personal responsibility to a government agency that visits maybe once or twice a year. Go on the days the health department is there and you're in a good spot. Do you eat at a restaurant because they have a health certificate even though the toilets are overflowing and the cook keeps coughing into the soup pot? of course you don't.
Do many people actually know what the health inspection covers? If you haven't worked in a kitchen you probably don't know.
Don't we rely on friends for advice on what places to eat? We also rely on the media. If a newspaper food columnist raves about a restaurant and it turns out the restaurant stinks then that columnist may loose his job and the newspaper will suffer circulation wise.
Go to your dentist or eye guy and see there is a "certificate" on the wall. We don't know what it means. When I ask the dentist himself he said it was a way to take his money. He said it was a waste of time. I will tell you what those things are good for. Chasing out the ones with antiquated methods and techniques. Of course the lack of clients from not being good at your job will tell the consumer that too. But you also have to be aware some places will grandfather in the older doctors which are the very ones who need the training on the newer methods and equipment.
Ron Paul is for local control since that is the most effective form of government. Changes can be made easier, quicker and tailored to that area.