Rick Allen: “I think we all do share the same goals for this country: a strong national defense, homeland security; education…”

“I think we all do share the same goals for this country: a strong national defense, homeland security; education, stronger nanotechnology, aeronautics and so forth. The question though is, How do you get there? How do you achieve this goal? That is where the difference lies. We have been pushing for tax cuts because we trust free people and free enterprise. We figure families who have children, when they got that $400 check this summer, needed that money for their kids. You have seen the results. They spent it on shoes or clothes or electronics, and it increased retail selling, which is great for the retailers and manufacturers of the products and the transporters and all the rest. You see the job growth. Is it where we want to be? Of course not. What we are doing on the Republican side is putting forward a positive, constructive agenda and solutions to move America forward and help create more jobs. The difference is, on the Democrat side, their view is more taxes.”