Rand Paul in 2014 State of the Union address

On Corporations: Most small businesses fail, & government often picks wrong

In the marketplace, most small businesses fail. If government is to send money to certain people to create businesses, they will more often than not pick the wrong people and no jobs will be created.

Government spending doesn't work. It doesn't create jobs. Only the democracy of the marketplace can find those capable of creating jobs.

Source: Tea Party response to 2014 State of the Union address Jan 28, 2014

On Tax Reform: Economic growth comes when we lower taxes for everyone

The ticket to the middle class is not higher taxes on the very businesses that must create the jobs.

Economic growth will come when we lower taxes for everyone, especially people who own businesses and create jobs.

Source: Tea Party response to 2014 State of the Union address Jan 28, 2014

On Welfare & Poverty: Strong safety net, but one that doesn't suffocate us

Let me say from the outset, I will work with the President, Democrats, Independents and anyone else who wants to get people back to work and alleviate poverty in our country.

I believe in an America with a strong safety net, but one that doesn't suffocate our resolve to better ourselves and our country.

We must choose a new way, a way that empowers the individual through education and responsibility to earn a place alongside their fellow Americans in the most prosperous nation ever conceived.

Source: Tea Party response to 2014 State of the Union address Jan 28, 2014

The above quotations are from 2014 State of the Union address to Congress, plus the Republican Response: Jan. 28, 2014. Click here for other excerpts from 2014 State of the Union address to Congress, plus the Republican Response: Jan. 28, 2014. Click here for other excerpts by Rand Paul. Click here for a profile of Rand Paul.
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