From today's Wall Street Journal:
"The assumption ... is that there is some kind of perpetual engine of economic prosperity in America that is going to just continue. ... We have a fundamentally different view."
Now we know why Mr. Cantor was shorting US Treasuries, he does not believe in "American Exceptionalism" he seems to believe that economic prosperity in America is not perpetual, that prosperity cannot be shared among the citizens.
Not that it is a surprise, but his belief seems to be that economic inequality is the natural state of the American economy, and anything that eases the inequality (however small, like Social Security or Medicare) must be removed as an "impediment."
I will admit to eliding a portion of the quote (entire quote is below), but it doesn't change the point.
"The assumption ... is that there is some kind of perpetual engine of economic prosperity in America that is going to just continue. And therefore they are able to take from those who create and give to those who don't. We just have a fundamentally different view." (ellipsis is in the printed quote)
I suspect he'd claim that what he disagrees, fundamentally, with is his view of Democratic policy "take from those who create and give to those who don't," but that doesn't make sense unless he means that Republican's want to "take from those who don't create and give to those who do." So he really disagrees with the "assumption" not the policy. He does not believe that America can continue to grow, he believes that America is in decline and he's out to protect the interests of the rich during that decline.
That is your Congressional Republican Majority Leader, America is not exceptional, it is not able to provide for the unfortunate, only for the lucky rich.