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RIck Perry – the thrifty Texan?

By Joel Gehrke
Published September 13, 2011 4:00am ET
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RIck Perry – the thrifty Texan?
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, hit Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, pretty hard during yesterday’s debate for raising taxes and spending in the state they both call home. But Katrina Trinko at National Review Online looks at Perry’s spending record in her column today; the data indicate Perry as among the lowest spending governors in the country. […]

Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, hit Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, pretty hard during yesterday’s debate for raising taxes and spending in the state they both call home. But Katrina Trinko at National Review Online looks at Perry’s spending record in her column today; the data indicate Perry as among the lowest spending governors in the country.

Here’s an excerpt from the Trinko column:

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