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Paul Ryan: We're at a moment, where if government's growth is left unchecked and unchallenged, America's best century will be…

On the recordJanuary 24, 2011
We're at a moment, where if government's growth is left unchecked and unchallenged, America's best century will be considered our past century. This is a future in which we will transform our social safety net into a hammock which lulls able-bodied people into lives of complacency and dependency.
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Paul Ryan
Wisconsin

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Paul Ryan warns about the consequences of unchecked government growth and advocates for a more responsible approach to the social safety net.

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