You've heard the Chicken Littles in Washington, D.C. screaming at the top of their lung to scare as many Americans as possible over impending sequester "cuts."
They want you and me to believe that if federal government spending increases $2 trillion over ten years - instead of $2.1 trillion - the sky really will fall!
My U.S. Senate office just returned 20% of our budget to the U.S. Treasury - and I didn't have to let a single staffer go.
In fact, we've just put together a plan (which I've included for you below) that shows the President how he can easily implement this year's sequester cuts without incurring a single job loss.
So won't you please sign your CUT THE WASTE NOW petition to President Obama and my colleagues in the U.S. Senate immediately?
With your signed petition, I can make sure my colleagues in Congress understand the American people aren't buying the scare tactics being pushed by some in Washington D.C.
The truth is, the sequester was the President's idea. He endorsed it. He passed it with votes from his party.
Now, he wants you and me to believe sequester will result in economic Armageddon for America.
Of course, "ObamaCare" might. His outrageous spending very well could.
But you and I both know a smaller INCREASE in the rate of spending growth than what the tax-and-spenders would like is not a cut.
And if President Obama would focus on eliminating government waste, there are plenty of places where he could find the money to implement sequester without losing any jobs, including:
*** Stopping the hiring of new federal employees. Our federal workforce is bloated. But we can increase efficiency without firings. In 2011, roughly 62,000 people ended their careers with the government. By not replacing people who leave, we can save hundreds of billions over ten years;
*** Bringing federal pay in line with private-sector pay. According to the Congressional Budget Office, government employees make 16 percent more than private sector counterparts. I don't believe there's any excuse for any federal employee to be making a dime more than someone in the same job in the private sector;
*** Reducing federal employee travel by 25%. Every year, the federal government spends $9 billion on federal employee travel. When many Americans are cutting back on their own travel budgets, we can certainly cut back on employee travel;
*** Focusing military research on military needs. Unfortunately, the Pentagon is not immune to waste. They even spent $5.2 million on goldfish studies to see if we could learn about democracy from goldfish;
*** Requiring competitive bidding for federal contracts. By ending laws that force the federal government to pay bloated Davis-Bacon wages and requiring bidding to take place, we can save billions;
*** Cutting taxpayer handouts to foreign countries by 50%. We spend more than $40 billion a year on foreign aid. When we're dealing with a budget crisis here at home, it's only responsible to bring this money home. This provision would eliminate half the foreign aid budget.
This roadmap I've laid out for you does implement the incredibly small sequester "cuts" without costing a single job. I know this can be done because I've done it in my own Senate office.
So won't you please show President Obama and Members of Congress you will not be fooled by their scare tactics by signing your CUT THE WASTE NOW petition?
And if you can make a generous contribution of $250, $100, $50, $35 - or even $10 or $20 - it would help tremendously.
As I mentioned, the President and his pals are doing everything they can to fool Americans into thinking sequester will result in economic doom.
But the truth is, the list of sequester cuts I've given you above is far from an exhaustive list of the waste in the federal budget.
And if you and I are ever serious about putting our country back on the road to fiscal health, you and I are going to have to start looking at real cuts.
That means you and I will have to stand up and defeat the Chicken Littles in Washington, D.C.
That's why your CUT THE WASTE NOW petition to President Obama and my colleagues in the U.S. Senate are so important.
With your signed petition, I can prove the American people are wise to the politicians' games.
So won't you please sign your CUT THE WASTE NOW petition and make your most generous contribution today?
Whatever you can do, $250, $100, $50, or $35 will help.
Even if all you can do is $20 or $10, I hope you'll make a generous contribution IMMEDIATELY.
The real threat to our country is not budget cuts.
It's politicians who are so addicted to runaway spending, they can't bring themselves to support them.
You're the key to turning this ship around.
So please act at once.
In Liberty,
Senator Rand Paul
P.S. My U.S. Senate office just returned 20% of our budget to the U.S. Treasury - and I didn't have to let a single staffer go.
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