Is ron paul nuts?   stance: yes:
1) Gold standard: Gold is inflexible and too slow in growth. It will not catch up to our economy. Also, banks will fail, destroying our economy.
2) No IRS: government loses income, stopping our ability to carry out fiscal policy and adjust ourselves out of recessions and overheat, annihilating the moderator system of our economy.
3) Quit UN: I have no idea why he wants to do this. Something with the debt. But the UN membership fee won't cause a big debt.
4) Quit Japan: There is a reason the last military practice for NKR was to shoot a missile over Japan. I wonder what they were practicing for.