Ron Paul proposes cutting $1 trillion in first year

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/17/paul-proposes-cutting-1-trillion-in-first-year/

October 17th, 2011

Posted by

CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser

Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) – Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is proposing to cut $1 trillion from the federal budget in his first year in office and eliminate five cabinet level federal departments if elected president.

The longtime congressman from Texas will unveil his proposals Monday, as part his "Plan to Restore America," which also slashes regulations and taxes. Paul will make his announcement at the Venetian, site of Tuesday's CNN Western Republican presidential debate.

According to the plan, which CNN obtained, Paul will propose eliminating the departments of Energy, HUD, Commerce, Interior, and Education, as well as abolishing the Transportation Security Administration and returning responsibility for security to private property owners.

Paul's proposals also call for "abolishing corporate subsidies, stopping foreign aid, ending foreign wars, and returning most other spending to 2006 levels."

[chelsea0011]

1. In other words, he will get nothing done if elected POTUS

[Lasher]

2. Ron Paul also proposes making all our money out of gold.

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[LynneSin]

3. Ron Paul is still an idiot

nuff said.

[OnyxCollie]

4. He wants to drop corporate taxes to 15%,

dump the estate tax, and get rid of the departments of Energy, HUD, Commerce, Interior, and Education, as well as the TSA.

He'll have to; there will be no revenue coming in.

Oh, but the Paultards love him. "Dr. Paul! Dr. Paul!"

[HughBeaumont]

8. All of which will result in about 350,000 to 500,000 people out of work.

Yeah, THAT'll get this Capitalist crapcake a-movin!!

Most of the wealthy already PAY 15%, why not make the entities they run pay that also? We'll be Somalia or 60s-70s South America before we know it!

:eyes: :eyes:

[rurallib]

10. there will be a lot of folks making and selling guns

with which we can shoot our neighbors.

[HughBeaumont]

5. There's going to be ANOTHER Republican Debate? WHY? What does this make, #294?

As for Paul, he follows his few sensible ideas with a shit-ton of bad ones.

[dionysus]

6. any many DUers have a soft spot for this piece of shit.

:shrug:

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[dionysus]

14. right. but i'd never vote for him just because he's right on 2 things.

[Ohio Joe]

16. No. Fuck that racist douchebag. He gets credit for nothing - nt

[PeaceNikki]

18. Right. Fuck Ron Paul and his creepy cultist followers.

See... that sentence in cache is helpful! :)

[izquierdista]

7. 2006? Why stop there, Ron?

Say it, 1796. Return spending to 1796 levels. And get rid of the tax on whiskey.

[FSogol]

9. Is it true, that Paul plans on using a different type of glue to hold his eyebrows on for the

upcoming debate?

Enquiring minds want to now!

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[Initech]

15. Why don't we concentrate on bringing in revenue instead of cutting for once.

Corporate profits, Megachurches, and CEO income would all be great places to start. :grr: :argh:

[Ilsa]

17. Well, that would probably do it,

send us into a Depression, that is.