Rand Paul actually said...

"The rich can bear more of the burden. Why don't we have the rich pay the full cost of their Medicare and have the rich take reduced Social Security benefits?"

"Well, we're listening. And we actually will present a plan in the morning to raise the debt ceiling, contingent upon significant cuts, statutory caps, and a balanced budget amendment."

"I don't personally trust the body of Congress to do what they say or any of their promises. That's why I would only trust it if we actually amended the Constitution to say you have to balance your bud..."

"But I would say the area where I think we could compromise, if the Democrats are insistent that rich bear more of the burden, let's do it on the benefits side, not on the tax side."