Posts Tagged ‘ Government Spending ’

Ron Paul Returns $100,000 in Unspent Office Stipend

Mar 3rd, 2010 | By Kevin Hayden | Category: Political Issues

Like him or hate him, Dr. Ron Paul doesn’t just talk a big game about fiscal conservatism, he lives it. In 2008, his congressional office returned $58,000 to the Treasury. In 2009, his office returned $90,000. Now, according to an official press release, Dr. Ron Paul’s congressional office has just paid back $100,000.



American Reliance on Government at All-Time High

Mar 1st, 2010 | By Kevin Hayden | Category: Political Issues

The so-called “Great Recession” has left Americans depending on the government dole like never before. Without record levels of welfare, unemployment and other government benefits as well as tax cuts last year, the income of U.S. households would have plunged by an astonishing $723 billion — more than four times the record $167 billion drop reported last month by the Commerce Department.