Rand Paul: We All Work For Or Sell Stuff To Rich People (VIDEO)

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Fresh off his Kentucky Senate win, Rand Paul had some interesting things to say about a possible tax increase for the highest-income Americans: “We all either work for rich people, or we sell stuff to rich people. So just punishing rich people is as bad for the economy as punishing anyone.”

He also said: “We’re all interconnected. There are no rich, there are no middle class, there are no poor. We’re all interconnected in the economy.”

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