Ron Paul Suggests Axing 5 U.S. Federal Departments (and Budgets)

Posted by timothy on Thursday October 20, 2011 @03:46AM from the sounds-pretty-good-to-me dept.

sciencehabit writes with this selection from Science: "Presidential hopeful Ron Paul's new proposal to slash federal spending would wipe out large chunks of the government's research portfolio. The congressman from Texas and Republican candidate has unveiled a budget plan to reduce the deficit that would eliminate five federal departments: Energy, Commerce, Interior, Education, and Housing and Urban Development. In one fell swoop, such a step would erase, among other programs, the Energy Department's $5-billion Office of Science, the $4.5-billion National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the $750-million National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the $1.1-billion U.S. Geological Survey."

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I like his IRS plan! by Joe_Dragon · 2011-10-20 03:48 · Score: 5, Funny

I like his IRS plan!
Re:Ron Paul... by Theolojin · 2011-10-20 04:05 · Score: 4, Funny

The next time there's a hurricane coming up Galveston Bay, I want Ron Paul to be out in the middle of it. Outside. Naked.
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I don't want Ron Paul outside naked *anywhere*.

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Re:Ron Paul... by Kugala · 2011-10-20 04:07 · Score: 4, Funny

How could he be out in the hurricane if we don't know it's coming?