It's very difficult to explain to a normal working citizen the implications of what $18 trillion in debt means and what it means when the Federal Reserve buys the U.S. Treasury bonds to finance our loss every month.

Nobody likes being around poor people, especially poor people.

Money is a way of expressing no compromise.

If you don't have a voice that forces you back to basics, you're a dangerous person. Or, to put it another way, you're at risk, and the people with you are at risk.

Washington is unpredictable these days.

Our government is printing money, and it's degrading the living standard of every person in America. It's the cause of frustration, anger, and confusion.

Change is not threatening.

Posturing is counterproductive. Posturing only works if things are screwed up.

Capital structure isn't an eyeshade economic thing: It's about your ability to protect your workforce and your service levels.

I can't stand the idea of being demagogued: that is, put down by a president who has never created any jobs and who doesn't even understand how the economy works.