Santorum is saying something more like the reverse: If you shore up the family, you will strengthen the social fabric and ultimately reduce dependence on government.

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Then, once you are safe, you can start to shore up your personal finances, so you can enter the divorce process with your sights firmly set on a secure financial future.

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And eventually, we're going to have to do it because people will be left without a lifeline if we don't, you know, shore up the unemployment system and the food stamp system.

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Now, one of the things you need to know is that the steps we've taken to shore up the banks and the autos, they have nothing to do with the Recovery Act.

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