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IADEMO2004

(5,555 posts)
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 01:46 PM Jun 2012

My nomination for Worst of Rubio. CPAC 2010 Speech

Every time I see this goof-ball I remember listening to his speech. It's the real republican "Dream Act" The last sentence I pasted here is what made it immortal to me.



http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/02/marco-rubios-cpac-speech-the-t.html

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So here are a few measures that I think will help set change or send that signal. Let's reform the tax code and reduce tax rates across the board.

Let's eliminate double taxation by abolishing the taxes on capital gains, on dividends, on interest. And while we're at it, let's eliminate the one on death, too. Let's significantly lower the corporate tax rates so that once again it's competitive with the rest of the world.Let's stop big government energy mandates like cap-and-trade, and instead trust the American innovator to make us energy independent.

Instead of having the federal government go out and open an insurance company, let's make a series of simple changes that puts the consumer in charge of health-care spending in America. And while we're at it, let's try some lawsuit abuse reform, as well. And finally, let's undertake serious measures that show that we are serious about getting control of our federal national debt.

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