Representative Ron Paul, one of the Republicans who has never danced with the K Street Gang, tried to earmark money for pet projects in his district, or voted to expand the federal government into areas that the Constitution places off limits, writes here about the need to cut taxes and to reduce government expenditures.

What the people who are always complaining about tax cuts don’t understand (or choose for personal reasons to ignore) is that the more the government spends, the less is left for individuals. Big government diverts resources away from the choices of taxpayers to spend, save, and invest and puts them in the hands of politicians. If we have learned anything about Washington, it’s that political decision-making is putrid with corruption, special interest dealing and waste.