coplinger
06-08-2007, 05:05 AM
Interview on Lew Rockwell this morning. I apologize if this has been posted already, but I didn't see it here.
An important quote for those who are afraid RP will gut medicare & programs for the poor (the Dennis he mentions is Kucinich):
"And you know, take some of the liberal welfare spending that Dennis might support more than I. But you know, I’m not hostile toward that. If I can save the money from overseas, put some of it against the deficit, end up with a net reduction in the size of the budget, at the same time stopping a war, I may well be very open to funding some of these programs. Because I’m not out to gut some of these programs that have taught people to be very dependant on the government, like medical care. I mean, that’s not my goal. I’ve never run for office with the goal of slashing [those programs] even though philosophically I don’t think it’s the best way to deliver services and prosperity to poor people."
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig7/davis4.html
An important quote for those who are afraid RP will gut medicare & programs for the poor (the Dennis he mentions is Kucinich):
"And you know, take some of the liberal welfare spending that Dennis might support more than I. But you know, I’m not hostile toward that. If I can save the money from overseas, put some of it against the deficit, end up with a net reduction in the size of the budget, at the same time stopping a war, I may well be very open to funding some of these programs. Because I’m not out to gut some of these programs that have taught people to be very dependant on the government, like medical care. I mean, that’s not my goal. I’ve never run for office with the goal of slashing [those programs] even though philosophically I don’t think it’s the best way to deliver services and prosperity to poor people."
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig7/davis4.html