something that puts most of the burden on the middle class, people trying to go to college, on senior citizens while, not just asking nothing of the wealthy, giving them at least a $200,000 tax that s a choice you re making. later on meet the press paul ryan defended his budget proposal. there s four things we re trying to do with the budget, get the economy growing, get people back to work, save our social security, medicare, retirement programs for this generation and future generations. we want to give our children a debt-free nation. that s what this plan does. i think that s what the country wants. the deficit talk comes as yet another deadline looms on the debt ceiling. as of today the national debt is $4.28 trillion. next month it will rise to $14.29 trillion. the previous limit set by congress. if a debt extension is not voted on, the u.s. could default on its debt. plouffe weighed in on the importance of congress raising the debt ceiling. the debt ceiling is someth