Ron Paul flew First Class 74 times on the taxpayer's dime
2012 Jan 16, 7:11am 22,541 views 10 comments
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Patrick
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2012 Jan 17, 7:39am
Except that Ron Paul supported legislating to implement "Right to Work" for less. When it comes to screwing American workers, Ron Paul always supports such legislation.
I can believe that. My one big complaint about Ron Paul is that he doesn't acknowledge that slavery to corporations is still slavery.
In a "perfect" libertarian system, all wealth would accumulate in fewer and fewer hands, until the only "free" choice for the 99% would be to work for wages barely above starvation level, or to starve.
And that has nothing to do with personal responsibility, hard work, or risk taking. It's just the mathematical fact that the idle super-rich are already paid WAY more than you are, and their taxes are WAY lower. They will take everything. Everyone else will get nothing.
FortWayne
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2012 Jan 17, 8:15am
Except that Ron Paul supported legislating to implement "Right to Work" for less. When it comes to screwing American workers, Ron Paul always supports such legislation.
Unions don't always represent their members, and it's not right to force someone into a union to pay taxes to the union bosses.
In some states non union members are forced to pay union dues, how is that different from some back alley shakedown?
FortWayne
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2012 Jan 17, 8:17am
Paul's flights fly in face of cut-spending theme
There once was a young man who spoke like a fool,
not just now and then; but more as a rule!
though it was all in vain,
of dumb shit he'd complain;
such as, "candidates should travel by MULE!"
TPB
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2012 Jan 17, 9:21am
I told him to take a few of Michelle's flights.
I mean she's wasting Jet fuel like no body's business. At least Ron is an elected official, and not some trying to channel Lady Diane with a gold card.
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Paul's flights fly in face of cut-spending theme
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has been spending large amounts on airfare as a congressman, flying first class on dozens of taxpayer-funded flights to his home state. The practice conflicts with the image that Paul portrays as the only presidential candidate serious about cutting federal spending.
Paul flew first class on at least 31 round-trip flights and 12 one-way flights since May 2009 when he was traveling between Washington and his district in Texas, according to a review by The Associated Press of his congressional office expenses. Four other round-trip tickets and two other one-way tickets purchased during the period were eligible for upgrades to first-class after they were bought, but those upgrades would not be documented in the expense records.
http://www.chron.com/news/article/Paul-fights-Washington-spending-flies-first-class-2562010.php
The Ron Paul campaign motto:
Austerity for YOU
First Class for ME
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