Adventures in fiscal conservatism
We sometimes get letters from the Texas Republican Party, addressed to one of the former owners of our house. We usually just toss them in the trash. Yesterday, though, I felt like a little light reading, so I opened it up.
It was a fundraising appeal from the party's state chairman. "Because you've been a first-class supporter in the past, I'm enclosing an envelope with a first-class stamp. We can't really afford the 42 cents, but we're hoping that you'll send us a generous donation." He went on to say how they need to counter Barack Obama's "lies," etc., but again mentioned how the 42 cents was an expense they didn't want to spend.
So I took a look at the envelope:
Look at that all-important, expensive stamp:
Yes, the text underneath it reads, "No postage necessary."
It was a fundraising appeal from the party's state chairman. "Because you've been a first-class supporter in the past, I'm enclosing an envelope with a first-class stamp. We can't really afford the 42 cents, but we're hoping that you'll send us a generous donation." He went on to say how they need to counter Barack Obama's "lies," etc., but again mentioned how the 42 cents was an expense they didn't want to spend.
So I took a look at the envelope:
Look at that all-important, expensive stamp:
Yes, the text underneath it reads, "No postage necessary."