Ron Paul, a Libertarian Party member of Congress, recommended Poole’s approach as wiser than the old “ideological purity” that simply called taxation “theft.” To make the appeal nonpartisan, Poole also secured a blurb from U.S. senator William Proxmire, who called the piece “must reading” for public officials. The Wisconsin Democrat had just begun giving Golden Fleece Awards each month to embarrass government agencies for foolish spending.63
