Ron Paul

Rep. Ron Paul: "Education is Not a Right" (Video)

Meena Rupani | March 3, 2011, 1:42PM

Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)

For Rep Ron Paul (R-TX), education and medical care are not rights but rather "things that you have to earn."

In an exchange about U.S. credit policy with MSNBC's Cenk Uygur on Wednesday, Paul was asked whether people should be able to borrow money to buy a house, or car. "Oh, in a free market, you can do that," Paul said, but only so long as that credit is backed up by real money, and not something that "comes out of thin air."

Uygur asked the Congressman if students who can't afford tuition should be able to get government loans. "No one has a right to anyone's wealth, I don't have a right to come to you and say my poor kid needs 500 dollars for an education," Paul replied, "an education is not a right, medical care is not a right."

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Wisconsin Protests

Wis Dem Senator: Gov. Walker Is 'Playing A Dangerous Game'

Meena Rupani | March 1, 2011, 5:01PM

State Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-WI)

Wisconsin Democratic state Sen. John Erpenbach, still out of state in Illinois, has a clear message for Governor Scott Walker: Don't blame public workers for a broken budget.

Interviewed by CNN's Brook Baldwin via phone on Tuesday afternoon, Sen. Erpenbach said he continues to be unhappy with Walker's tactics. "He's deficit spending right now, and as a result of us calling him on that, something he promised during the campaign he'd never do, he's going to lay off people. It's a ridiculous game he's playing and a very dangerous game he's playing."

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