And the biggest, coldest power play of all in Obamacare came at the expense of the elderly. Paul Ryan More Quotes by Paul Ryan More Quotes From Paul Ryan Big-government economics breeds crony capitalism. It's corrupt, anything but neutral, and a barrier to broad participation in prosperity. Paul Ryan economics prosperity government Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together. Paul Ryan achievement community successful We will not spend four years blaming others, we will take responsibility. Paul Ryan four responsibility years If we keep kicking the can down the road, if we follow the president's lead or if we pass the Senate budget, then we will have a debt crisis. Then everybody gets hurt. You know who gets hurt first and the worst in a debt crisis? The poor, the elderly. That's what we're trying to prevent from happening. Paul Ryan poor hurt trying 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. Paul Ryan focus leader feelings Only by taking responsibility for oneself, to the greatest extent possible, can one ever be free, and only a free person can make responsible choices - between right and wrong, saving and spending, giving or taking. Paul Ryan choices responsibility giving Exploiting people's emotions of fear, envy and anxiety is not hope, it's not change, it's partisanship. We don't need partisanship. We don't need demagoguery, we need solutions. Paul Ryan envy anxiety people I think the identity politics that have been played, particularly the class-warfare version of identity politics that has been played, has put America into a class-based society - more so than at any point in my lifetime. Paul Ryan identity-politics america thinking And to this day, my Mom is my role model. Paul Ryan role-models mom mother What matters to me is that I do what I think is right and I see, I'm a numbers guy, that's my attitude. I know we have a debt tsunami coming, we are bankrupting this country and I'm in a position where I can actually advance ideas to prevent that from happening. That's exactly what I should be doing. Paul Ryan attitude country thinking Hey, I'm a Catholic deer hunter, I am happy to be clinging to my guns and my religion. Paul Ryan hunters catholic gun Democracy is a series of choices. Paul Ryan series democracy choices We need to stop spending money we don't have. Paul Ryan spending-money spending needs The tax code is 10 times the size of the Bible with none of the good news. Paul Ryan size taxes news Now it's a war on women; tomorrow it's going to be a war on left-handed Irishmen or something like that. Paul Ryan irishmen tomorrow war Our number one responsibility is to protect the homeland. Paul Ryan protect responsibility numbers I think Ayn Rand did the best job of anybody to build a moral case of capitalism, and that morality of capitalism is under assault. Paul Ryan best-job jobs thinking So here's the question: Without a change in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from the last four years? Paul Ryan different leadership years I grew up reading Ayn Rand and it taught me quite a bit about who I am and what my value systems are, and what my beliefs are. Paul Ryan taught who-i-am reading President Trump is right to make sure we are doing everything possible to know exactly who is entering America. Paul Ryan entering president america
