Frugal Café Blog Zone

Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on December 18, 2010

1930s Depression Era: 'Jobless men keep going - we can't take care of our own...' | Photo credit: Library of Congress

Cut spending.

Grow the economy.

Bless you, Rep. Paul Ryan — the savvy economist and fiscally responsible congressman from Wisconsin gets it… he schools the morons in our spendthrift Congress this week on the American dream and the harsh realities of the destruction that is inevitable when taxes are raised.

A few speech highlights from Ryan’s address:

“Whose money is this after all? Is all the money that is made in America Washington’s money, the government’s money, or is it the people’s money who earned it?”

“I hear all this talk about the death tax, the estate tax, all this money going to this privileged people who have built these businesses, made all this money — IT’S THEIR MONEY. …Do we have a country built on equal, natural rights where you can make the most of your life — get up, work hard, take risks, become successful, create jobs, grow businesses, do well, earn success, and yes, pass it on to your kids? What on Earth is wrong with that? That’s the American dream.”

“Low tax rates gives us economic growth. Low tax rates makes us competitive in the international economy. Low tax rates allow businesses to plan.”

“We’re talking about preventing a destructive American package from being inflicted on the American people in about two weeks. The last thing you want to do is put more uncertainty into the economy…”

“We need economic growth, we need spending cuts… I think this is the message the voters sent us here.”

“Let’s make sure that when people go to Christmas, they know they won’t have a massive tax increase five days later.”

Paul Ryan, you rock. I love this man.

H/t to Legal Insurrection.

Rep. Paul Ryan Votes to Stop Destructive Policies | December 2010

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