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U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz on the latest report from the Heritage Foundation on government handouts.
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While back to follow the money Obama's welfare nation.
More than 67 million Americans are living off federal aid and our tax dollars.
Look at the numbers let's go to the white -- guys here is the problem and this is the for the first time ever according to The Heritage Foundation ready for this.
The makers make an average of 432446.
Dollars that's us that's disposable income the tax payers we pay in 2.3 trillion dollars per year.
For the first time ever if you don't pay taxes if you live off the federal -- -- taker you make more than the makers you make 32740.
Dollars.
Per person.
67 million people on the dole -- 2.5 trillion dollars what that means is.
Just taking care of the takers.
It it exceeds the full -- of tax revenue per year doesn't include.
Defense or any other services the government provides.
Join me now from C -- US senatorial candidate -- Thank you sir so much Heritage Foundation put out the numbers pretty depressing when it takers make more than the makers it basically says its bet it's.
You're you're financially better not to work.
Well you know there's a basic principle of economics what you tax decreases.
What you subsidizing -- -- unfortunately right now we tax productivity.
And subsidize -- and the Obama administration.
Is trying to expand their approaches to -- everyone on the government dole.
And -- of that is that you point out it's not a sustainable path.
It's a path that leads to disaster and it doesn't help the people receiving the money on rights -- and we need to point one more thing out according.
Study 49 point 5% of Americans don't pay federal income tax.
The reason why that's relevant they still votes -- when that number exceeds the when -- takers numbers exceeds the makers numbers you're never -- out but you're never gonna vote out officials that.
That aren't supporting that system that are making this thing broadened out of control it.
Well that is certainly I think the Obama administration's political objective I think they've been surprised by the American people's reaction because I think there.
Objective was to get more than 50% of us not paying taxes on the dole where we've -- Constantly -- and all.
What a funny thing happened and if -- -- about six months ago bombing at a press conference where he was looking out everywhere -- Is fundamentally.
Even freedom and opportunity we want to -- on the bill that's not the American way the American way is to provide for your family and to take responsibility and I think this administration -- science.
We're bringing you -- circumcision should be celebrating.
An American all over the country are rising up and saying no.
We don't want.
European socialism we're not gonna willingly take that -- We're gonna stand up and fight to preserve our liberty sorry -- -- -- leave it there but a lot of those good Americans are sitting right behind you flooding that's that the Conservative Political Action Conference.
In DC this weekend thank you for joining us and does -- go to great jobs -- -- Well thanks it's always great to be with -- as you know Margaret Thatcher observed.
The problem with socialism is eventually you run out of other people's money money absolutely -- Radian Group decided that as well as -- -- -- -- great company about -- thank you so much.
