Posted on 03/18/2011 8:27:57 PM PDT by rrdog
en. Rand Paul, Republican from Kentucky, had a press conference scheduled for today unveiling his plans for a five-year path to a balanced budget.
- Reduces spending by nearly $4 trillion relative to the President's budget - Achieves a $19 billion surplus in FY2016 - Brings all non-military discretionary spending back to FY2008 levels - Requires the process of entitlement reform, including Social Security and Medicare, with final implementation by FY2016 - Does not change Social Security or Medicare benefits - Block-grants Medicaid, SCHIP, foods stamps, and child nutrition · Provides the President's request for war funding - Reduces military spending 6 percent in FY2012 · Eliminates four departments: - Department of Commerce (transfers certain programs) - Department of Education (preserves Pell grants) - Department of Housing and Urban Development - Department of Energy (transfers nuclear research and weapons to Department of Defense) · Repeals Obamacare
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You can send him a letter encouraging him too; he’s deciding now. Heres his senatorial web address: http://paul.senate.gov/ Just go to contact and its an easy form. And you’re welcome to mail me here if you want a copy of what I wrote to him for ideas about what you want or don’t want to say.
He knows I am a supporter, sent him $$$ for his senate race, would def support him for pres with $$ and time.
That’s good to hear. He’s been leader and founder of a taxpayers’ group for years before there was even such a term as today’s tea party - I wish I’d heard of him long before now. This man talks sense, with real numbers. And that’s what we need now, more than ever.
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