When the president of Iran Ahmadinejad says that our debt makes America not a great country, that's a frightening thing.

Let me tell you, the heart of my tax proposal: I will not raise taxes on the American people. I will not raise taxes on middle-income Americans.

When you raise taxes on small business, from 35% to 40%, you will kill jobs.

I'm severely conservative.

People from both political parties have long recognized that welfare without work creates negative incentives that lead to permanent poverty. It robs people of self-esteem.

In order to change the direction of this country, we need to change presidents. Americans need a conservative businessman to get this economy moving again, not career politicians. That is why I am running. Next week, I will lay out my specific plan to put America back to work.

People who are government servants, public servants, should not be paid more than the taxpayers who are paying for it.