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Paul a poor candidate

The Spokesman-Review got my attention Feb. 18 with the headline reading, “Paul revs up receptive crowd.” What makes an old poop like Ron Paul the darling of Spokane Republicans? Seriously? Did anybody actually listen to him?

Unless the reporter got his facts mixed up, one of the things Paul calls for is an end to government assistance to the poor. Really? Totally? In the next paragraph, a direct quote states our government lets the poor go in their neighbor’s house and take things, which I trust he meant metaphorically. Of course, I may be reading that wrong.

To my mind none of the people running for office makes sense, but Paul may be the worst of the lot.

So what are we to do with our poor, Paul?

Not everyone can work, even if there were jobs enough to go around. Not enough jobs pay enough to live on. I wonder what Paul thinks will happen to the poor. Should we shove them into ghettos like the slums of India and Brazil? Is that what Americans want?

C.K.Crigger

Spokane Valley

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