Ron Paul
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paulis an American author, physician, and former politician. He served as the U.S. Representative for Texas' 14th and 22nd congressional districts. He represented the 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and from 1979 to 1985, and then represented the 14th congressional district, which included Galveston, from 1997 to 2013. On three occasions, he sought the presidency of the United States: as the Libertarian Party nominee in 1988 and as a candidate in the Republican primaries of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 August 1935
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
The younger generation isn't gravitating toward that. They've grown up with many more options. They're more interested in experimenting and in healthy, natural foods.
What we need to do is not only live within our means, but start paying down the deficit, and offer an opportunity at least for the next generation to get out.
Deficits mean future tax increases, pure and simple. Deficit spending should be viewed as a tax on future generations, and politicians who create deficits should be exposed as tax hikers.
Without question, we're seeing a slowdown, ... They'll have one glass of wine instead of two, or they're skipping the appetizers.
Prices are going up. Unemployment continues to go up. And we have not had the necessary correction for the financial bubble created by our Federal Reserve system.
The obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy and economic turmoil to our people.
We are, of course, proud of the many accomplishments we have achieved over the past 40 years. That said, I am even more excited about our plans for the future.
I think they are a treat. There are enough consumers who are willing to treat themselves frequently or once in a while.
It appears that the threshold has been reached where consumers are feeling the pinch of higher gas prices and are beginning to reduce their restaurant spending, ... We are also seeing softness in restaurant same-store sales, which we track monthly, further validating a reduction in consumer spending.
It is good to get the brand out there because it is a way to get trial and differentiate yourself from the competition.
I would think they're going to study it a little more closely.
If you really want to get beyond just tourist locations, where you aren't dependent on regular customers, then you have to go back to the basics . . . very definitely play down the gimmicks, play down the museum aspects of what you are doing. Make it a different enough restaurant that there's some reason to try it, and if everything else is good, customers will come back.
As chains go, it's doing very well, and investors are reacting to it.
They basically have developed almost a cult-like following. I think it's partly as a result of their emphasis on higher-quality ingredients.