Tariffs totally ARE the answer. But it should be import tariffs on almost everything imported, and the tariffs should be implemented slowly to allow the country to adapt safely. The result will be the ability to remove personal/direct IRS income taxes entirely. Jobs will come back home, ingenuity will abound to make up for loss of certain materials that we don't have at home, reducing IRS size will reduce a whole bunch of Government spending in IRS areas as well as others. Ron Paul is great, but he is also a politician, somewhat in favor of Government.