“And the greatest lesson that mom ever taught me though was this one. She told me there would be times in your life when you have to choose between being loved and being respected. Now she said to always pick being respected.”
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I don't think there's anybody in America who thinks my personality is best suited to being Number Two.
A retired teacher paid $62, 000 towards her pension and nothing, yes nothing, for full family medical, dental and vision coverage over her entire career. What will we pay her? $1.4 million in pension benefits and another $215, 000 in health care benefit premiums over her lifetime.
Someone has to stay on the line and say, no, we can do this by cutting spending and reducing the size of government. That's what I was committed to doing.
Higher taxes is the road to ruin. We must and we will shrink our government, and that means making some tough choices, tightening our belts.