For Immediate Release Tuesday, August 2, 2011
WASHINGTON – On January 17, 2011, the Libertarian Party (LP) asked the 90,000 readers of its weekly email message to take a poll asking, “When will we know that Republicans successfully fooled the Tea Partiers?”
59% of respondents chose the option, “When they raise the debt limit without real spending cuts.”
Chris Edwards of the libertarian Cato Institute recently pointed out that today’s bipartisan debt deal, known as the Budget Control Act of 2011, does not cut government spending.
LP Executive Director Wes Benedict commented, “Libertarians apparently predict congressional deceit well. We knew this was coming long before it happened.”
LP Chair Mark Hinkle added, “This debt deal only does one substantive thing: it raises the debt limit. Everything else is smoke and mirrors.”
Hinkle continued, “I hope that in the future, those Tea Partiers who really want to see large cuts in government spending across the board will stop fighting their own interests by supporting Republicans. I hope they will support the Libertarian Party and Libertarian candidates instead.”
For more information, or to arrange an interview, call LP Executive Director Wes Benedict at 202-333-0008 ext. 222.
The LP is America’s third-largest political party, founded in 1971. The Libertarian Party stands for free markets, civil liberties, and peace. You can find more information on the Libertarian Party at our website .
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