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Rand Paul: We want you to have a job, not a free Obamaphone

February 12, 2013 | 11:15 pm
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Photo - TAMPA, FL - AUGUST 29: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks during the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 29, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate during the RNC, which is scheduled to conclude August 30. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - AUGUST 29: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) speaks during the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 29, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate during the RNC, which is scheduled to conclude August 30. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

During his Tea Party Response to President Obama’s State of the Union address, Sen. Rand Paul explained that he wanted struggling Americans to have a job – not a free phone.

“The only stimulus ever proven to work is leaving more money in the hands of those who earned it!” Paul proclaimed. “For those who are struggling we want to you to have something infinitely more valuable than a free phone, we want you to have a job and pathway to success.”

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