The Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) held its 2011 conference on February 10. Although the conference hosted a number of speakers that WTF Finance does not consider true conservatives, we’d like to share the following two speeches as they greatly highlight the reasons why the United States is facing economic problems and budget deficits.
Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico:
Ron Paul, former Presidental Candidate and Congressman from Texas.

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