Fiscal Lone Wolf: Rand Paul Unveils Balanced Budget Plan That Would Create Surplus in Five Years

As the U.S. hands out tens of billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine and considers programs like student loan forgiveness, the nation’s spending habits don’t appear to be getting any better.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) believes he has a solution. He released a new budget plan that would include cuts over the next five years sufficient to ultimately produce not just a balanced budget, but a surplus.
Paul says his plan would end up in a $65.8 billion surplus by fiscal year 2027.
The ultimate goal is to force Congress to live within its means. The only thing not on the chopping block is Social Security.