Compassion for those in need is not a function of how much borrowed money the federal government throws at unreformed, unaccountable programs.
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Paul Ryan: We Spend Too Much Time Measuring Compassion
By How Many Tax Dollars We’re Spending
What do you do when your liberal opponents run ads portraying you as literally pushing grandma over a cliff? You go on offense, that’s what you do
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