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Rand Paul's 5 most controversial beliefs - The Week
1. Government shouldn't require private businesses to serve customers of all races
"I dont like the idea of telling private business owners I abhor racism. I think its a bad business decision to exclude anybody from your restaurant but, at the same time, I do believe in private ownership."
Interview with Louisville Courier-Journal, April 25, 2010
2. A nuclear Iran isn't necessarily a threat
"Our national security is not threatened by Iran having one nuclear weapon."
Ron Paul rally, Burlington, VT, October 2007
3. The Department of Education is unconstitutional
"I am against any federal funding or control of education... There is no Constitutional enumeration for federal education. The Constitution allows states and cities to participate in education, period."
Response to National Education Association questionnaire, June 2009
4. Rein in Medicare but not Medicare's payments to doctors (presumably including Rand Paul, a practicing optometrist who says half his patients are on Medicare)
"Medicare is socialized medicine," and one way to control medical costs would be to impose a $2,000 deductible in the program. "But try selling that one in an election."
Comments in Lexington, KY, June 2009
5. Mountaintop coal mining is good for real estate values
"I think whoever owns the property can do with the property as they wish, and if the coal company buys it from a private property owner and they want to do it, fine. The other thing is that I think coal gets a bad name, because apparently a lot of the land is desirable once it gets flattened out... I dont think anyones going to be missing a hill or two here and there. Some people like the flat land, and some of it apparently has become rather valuable when its become flattened."
TV interview, October 2009
1. Government shouldn't require private businesses to serve customers of all races
"I dont like the idea of telling private business owners I abhor racism. I think its a bad business decision to exclude anybody from your restaurant but, at the same time, I do believe in private ownership."
Interview with Louisville Courier-Journal, April 25, 2010
2. A nuclear Iran isn't necessarily a threat
"Our national security is not threatened by Iran having one nuclear weapon."
Ron Paul rally, Burlington, VT, October 2007
3. The Department of Education is unconstitutional
"I am against any federal funding or control of education... There is no Constitutional enumeration for federal education. The Constitution allows states and cities to participate in education, period."
Response to National Education Association questionnaire, June 2009
4. Rein in Medicare but not Medicare's payments to doctors (presumably including Rand Paul, a practicing optometrist who says half his patients are on Medicare)
"Medicare is socialized medicine," and one way to control medical costs would be to impose a $2,000 deductible in the program. "But try selling that one in an election."
Comments in Lexington, KY, June 2009
5. Mountaintop coal mining is good for real estate values
"I think whoever owns the property can do with the property as they wish, and if the coal company buys it from a private property owner and they want to do it, fine. The other thing is that I think coal gets a bad name, because apparently a lot of the land is desirable once it gets flattened out... I dont think anyones going to be missing a hill or two here and there. Some people like the flat land, and some of it apparently has become rather valuable when its become flattened."
TV interview, October 2009