jct74
11-16-2010, 01:58 AM
PolitiFact has analyzed Rand's recent statement that federal spending comprises 25% of the GDP. That statement was challenged by CBS News (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/14/ftn/main7053687.shtml) and a few other sources, but PolitiFact says Rand is right.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/nov/15/rand-paul/rand-paul-says-federal-spending-has-risen-25-perce/
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http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/nov/15/rand-paul/rand-paul-says-federal-spending-has-risen-25-perce/
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