Gilbert Gutknecht: “Those numbers are a little small to read. What it really says is that under the old policies of the past with higher…”

“Those numbers are a little small to read. What it really says is that under the old policies of the past with higher taxes and more spending, the market was growing at about 18 percent, had grown about 18 percent. Since the American people said enough is enough, and let us elect a whole new team to run things, and let us control spending instead of just raising taxes. In fact, let us control spending and allow families to keep more of what they earn and invest, the market has grown by 136 percent. So they are celebrating the failed policies of 18 percent and we are talking about growth of 136 percent. And you are right, in the end it really is about quality of life and a lot more people can enjoy a higher quality of life when you have a stronger market, lower interest rates. You can have an economy that is growing at 3 and 4 percent, which we believe it should grow at, than you can with an economy that is only growing at 1.8 percent. We have not even talked about the real impact in terms of welfare and what we have done for poor people and allowing people to get on the ladder and climb that ladder of success and go from poverty and get that job and begin to grow and invest and grow with this economy. I think the most exciting thing that has happened since my colleague and I came to Washington is that we cut the welfare roles by 2.2 million American families.”