Cutting Government The Rand Paul Way

From Liberty Maven:

10:20 PM (19 minutes ago)Cutting government… the Rand Paul wayfrom Liberty Maven» Liberty Maven: For Liberty, One Individual At A Time by Marc GallagherAfter the mostly nauseating SOTU speech by Obama… I noticed that Rand Paul’s press release earlier today announcing his bill to cut spending by $500 billion in 1 year. Not only that but he posted the bill itself along with a 37 page overview with highlights of specific departments/funding he would cut. It’s quite interesting to read and rather bold. In other words… I love it.




Yes, it will never pass, but I still love it.



Some highlights if you are not interested in opening the pdf linked above (though I recommend it because he explains why the cuts can be made):



•Legislative Branch – Cut by 23%

•Judicial Branch – Cut by 32%

•Dept. of Agriculture – Cut by 30%

•Dept. of Commerce – Cut by 54%

•Military/Dept. of Defense – Cut by 6.5%

•Dept. of Education – Cut by 83%

•Dept. of Energy – Cut by 100%

•Health and Human Services – Cut by 26%

•FDA – Cut by 62%

•CDC – Cut by 28%

•NIH – Cut by 37%

•TSA – Cut by 40%

•Housing and Urban Development – cut by 100%

•Eliminate Amtrak Subsidies

•EPA – Cut by 29%

•International Aid – Cut by 100%

•NASA – Cut by 25% (mentions fostering private space exploration/tourism)

•FCC – Cut by 22%