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To: jpsb
The problem is that congress spends money it does not have.

And Cut and Run spends as much of it as he possibly can.
37 posted on 01/01/2012 5:30:09 PM PST by John D
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To: John D
That is simply not true, Paul can not appropriate one dime of federal money on his own, he is only 1 of 435 members of the House of Representives. However I did find this

Washington, DC: Congressman Ron Paul has returned $141,580 of unspent office funds to the US Treasury. This represents just over 9% of the total office funds, and an increase over the $100,000 returned last year.

“Since my first year in Congress I have managed my office in a frugal manner, instructing staff to provide the greatest possible service to the people of the 14th district at the least possible cost to taxpayers,” said Paul.

The surplus funds are intended to go towards paying down the national debt.

I have no problem debating the pros and cons of our candidates but the lies and insults do nothing to further the cause of honest conservative constitutional governance. Paul is wrong on many issues but being a good steward of public money is not one of them.

39 posted on 01/01/2012 5:43:59 PM PST by jpsb
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