3 December 2020 Paul Ryan Do we believe that the goal of government is to promote equal opportunity for all Americans to make the most of their lives? Or, do we now believe that government’s role is to equalize the results of peoples lives?
3 December 2020 Paul Ryan Hey, I’m a Catholic deer hunter, I am happy to be clinging to my guns and my religion.
3 December 2020 Paul Ryan We believe, as our founders did, that ‘the pursuit of happiness’ depends upon individual liberty and individual liberty requires limited government.
3 December 2020 Paul Ryan And the biggest, coldest power play of all in Obamacare came at the expense of the elderly.
3 December 2020 Paul Ryan We believe that the government has an important role to create the conditions that promote entrepreneurship, upward mobility, and individual responsibility.
3 December 2020 Paul Ryan Everyone who feels stuck in the Obama economy is right to focus on the here and now. And I hope you understand this too, if you’re feeling left out or passed by: You have not failed, your leaders have failed you.
3 December 2020 Paul Ryan The belief that recipients of government aid are better off the more we spend on them is remarkably persistent. No matter how many times this central tenet of liberalism gets debunked, like Brett Favre, it just keeps coming back.
3 December 2020 Paul Ryan So, in Europe, they’re cutting people’s retirement and health benefits. And that’s what we want to avoid from happening. They’re raising taxes, entering a recession. That’s the kind of economic program that President Obama has put in place.