> If you want to be taken seriously, step one is not adopting Ron Paul's economics rhetoric. I don't think Ron Paul is the only one who would call our economy

> If you want to be taken seriously, step one is not adopting Ron Paul's economics rhetoric. I don't think Ron Paul is the only one who would call our economy "debt-based". Look at interest rates: when they go up people complain because they can't afford to borrow to buy a house or car - the economy tends to head into recession. That seems to indicate that debt is an important part of the economy.