george, you not fooling anyone yeah, except i did. now i m in congress. i am jonathan capehart, thi is the sunday show president biden unveiled his new budget proposal this week, a seven trillion dollar plan that in vested billions into affordable childcare, whol care for older or disabled americans, and lowering housin costs. the plan proposes to pay for i by the corporate tax rate to 28% and imposing in 25% tax on billionaires a proposal snl had a little fu with last night. president biden proposed hi budget that would help fun medicare with 25% tax on billionaires take that rihanna! the white house says th plan could cut the federal deficit by a whopping thre trillion dollars over the next decade while still allowing th government to provide for thos who need a little extra help house republicans say the plan is dear way. citing theneed to curb spending due to the debt ceiling. reminder, that is money we v already spent. at the state of the union, the enthusiasti
instruments to give us our best ever view of the moons and to assess whether they could be habitable. now on bbc news, global questions. welcome to global questions from sri lanka s capital, colombo. i am on one of the beautiful waterfront along the indian ocean stop sri lanka s stunning coastline makes it popular with visitors, this country, like many others in the region, suffers from extreme weather conditions. heat waves followed by torrential rain and rising sea levels. so, we are asking, is sri lanka something of a test case of what and what not to do in combating environment challenges? and will the historic cop27 agreement to help developing nations be enough to avert climate catastrophe? that is global question sri lanka, surviving climate change. applause welcome to the magnificent national museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful tropical island as it marks 75 years of independence from britain. i have got a panel from here enteral anchor
320 free community college and prepare. here is a question the national debt right now is 31 point 46 trillion dollars how can we have for this can t this add to the national debt jonathan, thank you for this remember, budgetary abou values this president says that all the time it s not just about numbers. it s about what you value an who are you for. this president has made clea with this budget that he is fo working families and the middl crass. that is in stark contrast with some of our friends on the other side of the aisle wh want to continue to give tax giveaways to the wealthiest in this country this president wants to invest in the american people you talked about som proposals. paid leave is a good example that we think we must invest i this country in order to gro the economy. he also believes that we hav to do this fiscall responsibly. that is why this president has
sustainable development and climate change. and one of the key points that we have made is that most of the emissions, historic emissions that have occurred were put there by the wealthier countries, basically the western countries, whereas the western countries, whereas the impacts of climate change will be felt mainly in the developing world. so there is a clear issue of climate fairness orjustice, and if you look at the numbers, basically one could argue that there is a greenhouse gas debt, but the western countries have exceeded their share, fair share of emissions, and i have some numbers here, which i won t quote, but if you look at the value of that debt, i did a quick calculation, it is something like 46 trillion dollars, right? whereas, the
there was at call for a repeal of obamacare. now, i said earlier this week that was dumb. you don t put that in there because no one pays any attention to anything else. that is never going to happen. so we re into the land of oz. am i wrong? it would be awkward for me to suggest you are wrong. [ laughter ] i certainly watch the most important points. bill: which is the talking points memo. the fact is 46 trillion dollars in new spending over the next decade if we go along with the democratic trajectory. under the ryan plan we re talking $41 trillion. bill: you are dodging my question. i m getting there. i know your patience level. bill: i m seven years old, hurry up? $2 trillion depends on the repeal of obamacare. i agree with you.