Programs like food stamps, unemployment insurance, Medicaid, and job retraining help Americans get back on their feet when they are down and out and laid off through no fault of their own.

Don't let proud get to your head, always humble yourself.

The benefits and $174,000 per year salary that we get, we earn. It's not elaborate, it's just a bunch of poppycock that a lot of people have spread around trying to get us to hate our own government and our government representatives.

The military is a machine of war. Not a law enforcement agency.

Social Security is not just another government spending program. It is a promise from generation to generation.

My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize.

Most people seem unaware that corporate influence and wealth has taken over public policy, such that government policy now favors the wealthy few at the expense of the people.