"I am not sure how fair this so-called 'FairTax proposal' is. It is converging more on the fairy tale side of fair than real fairness."
"As interesting a conversation this is, it is still academic."
"There are no two states that have exactly the same sales tax base, and no state has a sales tax base that is anywhere near as comprehensive as the FairTax."
"Social Security has never contributed a dime to the nation's $14.3 trillion debt, not a penny to our federal deficit this year, or any year of our nation's history."
"Where you stand on Social Security and where you fall on the ways to strengthen it will speak volumes about your priorities for our country and for the generation that built the America we so love."
"We either are going to follow and live up to our obligations and our debts, or we are not."
"Most Americans would say it is immoral and un-American for this congress to tax Peter to pay for Paul's sins."
"I think you talked about how you have to figure out how you broaden the base in a fair way."
"The more we acknowledge that today Social Security is paying benefits on time and in full, and has always done that for more than 75 years, and that it will continue to do so for another good 20-some-..."
"You have to work more, save more, and retire later."
"China, Japan, and every major corporation in America knows the same thing, and they are waiting to be paid, as well."