 Brown is a signer of Americans for Tax Reform ’ s Taxpayer Protection Pledge . In a letter to the editor of the Boston Globe written on January 8 , 2012 , Brown wrote , " With out @-@ of @-@ control government spending and rising debt and deficits , politicians in Washington have proven time and time again that they cannot manage hard @-@ earned taxpayer money responsibly . So why should we give them even more ? " 
