Our people want jobs. They don't want a safety net as a way of life.
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We will never have real safety and security for wage earners unless we provide for safety and security for the wage payers and wage savers.
Yet in this global economy, no jobs are safe. High-speed Internet connections and low-cost, skilled labor overseas are an explosive combination.
We don't want to turn the safety net into a hammock that lulls able-bodied people into complacency and dependence.
You know, there are people making a lot of money in this country who can actually afford their own health care. We are in a situation where we got a safety net in place in this country for people who frankly don't need one. We got to focus on making sure we got a safety net for those who actually need it.
What middle-income Americans want most of all is a job. We need a generous safety net for the most vulnerable in our society, but for most people the biggest social accomplishment that we can help them achieve is a good-paying job.
It's our government; just leave us alone and... let the free market create the jobs.
If we want to secure the best jobs in the future, we must make America the best place in the world to do business.
I believe we're making a mistake if we regard job creation and job safety as mutually exclusive or inherently in conflict; they can and they must go hand-in-hand.
We can only create good jobs if we make smarter investments in infrastructure and do more to support small businesses, not stiff them.
Obviously we want to keep the jobs we've got.