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FLASHBACK: Paul Ryan Responds to Catholic Budget Controversy in Townhall Magazine

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It serves no purpose to beggar ourselves in order to relieve the suffering of today's poor. If we give all of our wealth to the poor then we will then be poor and suffering ourselves. there is not enough wealth in the entire world to end the sea of poverty that besets this cursed world. If we give it all away, then someone else will rise to the top and accumulate wealth. The cycle of wealth creation and poverty creation is part of this planet's natural order.

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FLASHBACK: Paul Ryan Responds to Catholic Budget Controversy in Townhall Magazine

Editor's note: In light of Rep. Paul Ryan's new role on the GOP White House ticket, we wanted to re-run an exclusive interview with Paul Ryan that appeared in the June installment of Townhall Magazine on what's become a hot topic in this race: his budget.

Rep. Paul Ryan, a Catholic, has taken heat from various members of the Catholic Church on his proposed budget. He answers those critics here in an exclusive interview with S.E. Cupp for the June issue of...

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