While I think the earth is warming, I don't think that man-made causes are the primary factor.

I think we need to make sure that we are putting Social Security on a sustainable path. It's absolutely something that the federal government is going to be involved in, in the future.

When we leave money in the hands of taxpayers, they buy things, they pay taxes, they grow government.

I think that, you know, this is a different year than most years. We've got to tell the American people that we have to live with less. We have a $13.5 trillion debt. And the only way to do that is an honest campaign with honest people.

We've got to make sure our younger workers understand that as life expectancy increases, the retirement date for benefits increases also.

The corporate income tax, in particular, is a tax that puts American corporations at a disadvantage.

Well, we certainly need to raise the retirement age. I've told my 19-year-old and my 22-year-old that they're not going to be getting retirement benefits at age 62.