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.
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
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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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