Herman Cain in 2012 State of the Union address
On Budget & Economy:
My grandchild was born in 2012 with $50,000 debt
In 1999, my first grandchild was born. In 1999, the national debt for every man, woman, and child living in this country was nearly 21,000 dollars. New Year's Day of this year, my fourth grand child was born. The day he was born, New Year's Day 2012,
before he took his first breath, the debt that every man, woman, and child inherited, nearly $50,000. And it appears as if there is no end in sight. Worst yet, our national debt exceeds our GDP growth. We're starting to look just like some of the
European countries that are facing a spending crisis. That's not where the American people want us to be, but that's where we are because the spending has not stopped and the economic engine of this country has not taken off.The American people, the
Tea Party people, we know that this nation is broke. Not almost broke, it is broke. And Washington is broken. We can't spend our way to prosperity. We also can't tax our way out of debt. Not until we get this economy growing.
Source: Tea Party response to the 2012 State of the Union speech
Jan 24, 2012
On Principles & Values:
Exceptional nation: put "united" back into the United States
The people of this country believe that we deserve better than what we have. Why? Because America is an exceptional nation. - We deserve a fairer and simpler tax code. We need a bold tax code, a bold solution, that starts with throwing out the
current tax code that we have and putting in a structure that is fair to everyone equally.
- We deserve an energy independence plan. "Made in America" is possible if we maximize all of our energy resources right here at home.
- We deserve a balanced
budget. We have been on this path of spending for decades now.
- We deserve a government that listens to its people rather than a government that ignores its people.
- We deserve a strong military, not a weakening military. Under this administration,
our military has been cut and cut and cut.
- We deserve a brighter future for our grandchildren instead of the nightmare scenario we are facing.
- We deserve as a nation to put the word "united" back into the United States of America.
Source: Tea Party response to the 2012 State of the Union speech
Jan 24, 2012
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