Many of you watched the final presidential debate on Wednesday night, and the candidates were asked, “What would you cut from the federal budget”.  If the answers given were unsatisfactory to you, the National Taxpayer’s Union (NTU) and Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), have teamed up to provide lists that show exactly where the waste is, and what needs to be cut. 

Don’t take my word for it, CAGW for instance lists 701 areas that can either be cut or dramatically reduced, totaling $1.9 trillion over five years.

National Taxpayer's Union

Citizens Against Government Waste – Prime Cuts

CAGW and NTU Joint Press Release

Below you will find an editorial I penned for Investor's Business Daily today.

Plan Will Save Free Market, Not Destroy It

By REP. JOHN CAMPBELL

This free-market, Milton Friedman devotee, conservative Republican congressman will be voting strongly in favor of the $700 billion bailout for Wall Street. What, you ask? Has the California sun fried my last brain cell?

No. I will vote for this bill because it will likely not cost anything, is not a bailout of anybody and will help every American with a bank account, a job or a retirement plan. It also will save the free market, not weaken it.

Allow me to explain.
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