The Great Society’s Great Defender

By John McCormack

Published December 31, 2011 11:00am ET

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The Great Society’s Great Defender — Des MoinesThe conventional case against Ron Paul’s fiscal policy is that it’s unrealistic because it’s too bold. That’s true enough: Ronald Reagan couldn’t abolish one department; Ron Paul wants to abolish five (Education, Energy, HUD, Interior, and Commerce). But there’s a much stronger case to be made that Paul’s fiscal policy is not that bold […]

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The conventional case against Ron Paul’s fiscal policy is that it’s unrealistic because it’s too bold. That’s true enough: Ronald Reagan couldn’t abolish one department; Ron Paul wants to abolish five (Education, Energy, HUD, Interior, and Commerce). But there’s a much stronger case to be made that Paul’s fiscal policy is not that bold at all. It is, in fact, the most timid fiscal policy put forward by any Republican presidential candidate this year.

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