The Kentucky senator previewed his upcoming address in an interview with POLITICO hours before President Barack Obama was set to speak.

“What I’ve been proposing is that we not shy away from the president on the debate about lowering taxes,” Paul said, speaking in his office. “I think the way to get to more jobs is to bring less money to Washington, leave more money with the businesses that create the jobs.”

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Paul recently joined Snapchat and is a frequent presence on Facebook and Twitter. He noted that his response to the State of the Union will be easily disseminated through his online channels.

Paul has previously offered responses to the annual address, giving them since being elected to the Senate in 2010. But his reaction this year comes amid intense speculation about his plans for a 2016 presidential bid, something he’s weighing seriously.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), often a Paul ally, will deliver the Tea Party’s response to the president’s speech, while Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) will offer up the official GOP response. Paul’s decision to again go it alone further illustrates his willingness to break with the establishment of his party.

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“I’m not sure there will be much of a difference,” Paul said when asked about Lee’s speech. “Sen. Lee and I are very close, and I’m sure I’ll like his message as well …I don’t see [the Paul rebuttal] as competing with the other responses.”

Paul will contrast his economic policies against Obama’s, charging that the president advocates that government — not the market — determines whether a small business will succeed.

Paul’s remarks echo Republicans who argue that, although the economy is recovering from the 2008 recession, Obama’s policies have stunted its growth. They note that while last month’s unemployment rate of 6.7 percent was a five-year low, the number of Americans seeking jobs remains at record levels.

“In the marketplace, most small businesses fail. If government is to send money to certain people to create businesses, they will more often than not pick the wrong people and no jobs will be created,” Paul will say in his speech, according to an excerpt shared exclusively with POLITICO.

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It’s a pitch that Paul took to Detroit, Mich. — where 98 percent of voters backed Obama in the 2012 election — when the senator unveiled his economic policy proposal last month. Paul proposed dramatically lowering corporate and income taxes for municipalities that are at risk of filing for bankruptcy or have already filed for bankruptcy, such as Detroit. He would dub these areas “Economic Freedom Zones.”

In last year’s State of the Union, Obama unveiled his “Promise Zone” initiative, which provides government funding for areas of the country that were hardest hit by the 2008 recession. The differing proposals underscore the larger differences between the GOP and Democrats — Republicans argue that lower taxes will spur growth, while Democrats contend that federal aid will do the trick.

And while Obama is expected to highlight income inequality in his address tonight, Paul’s response could offer a glimpse into how the potential 2016 contender would make his economic pitch to a larger national audience.

“If you’re objective, you should say, ‘Well, are the policies that the president’s brought forward, are they working? Do we have more people working or less?’” he said. “And I think every year it seems to be getting worse.”