The Oak Park Republic: Ron Paul's statement on the Cut, Cap and Balance A...

The Oak Park Republic: Ron Paul's statement on the Cut, Cap and Balance A...: Finally, and most egregiously, this Act ignores the real issue: total spending by government. As Milton Friedman famously argued, what we really need is a constitutional amendment to limit taxes and spending, not simply to balance the budget. What we need is a dramatically smaller federal government; if we achieve this a balanced budget will take care of itself.