mechanism would create cuts and revenue raisers the hope would be that never gets triggered. through the normal process you re able to achieve the deficit reduction you want to. it would be an assurance that you would still hit your deficit targets. that revenue raiser a payroll tax, an extension of the payroll tax? are you talking about yet another kind of revenue tax increase? again, the democratic position is that a balanced approach to deficit reduction has to include cuts, yes, but we should also be look at closing the corporate loopholes, the tax ear marx like subsidies for oil and gas, tax breaks for corporate jets. there s a lot of spending done through the tax code. we need a look at both those pieces if we re going to have a balanced approach. the whole question of payroll tax is really a separate issue. it could become related. it s a proposal the president has floated as you know to
what do you make of those comments. in order to keep people employed. we have to spend money. was he talking about ear marx or federal spending. earmarks. in both regards, the best way to increase jobs and people having jobs and an opportunity for a job in this country is down size the role and size of the federal government. private sector creates jobs . the federal government does not . so that shows you the misguided nature of the vice-president. yoir team putting out the waste book. it continues to get large yer larger. there are things i read to my seven year old daughter. 175 million for the keep of an unused monkey house. who do these come from and how do you find them? scan everything that the
demonstrated strength. that s the president s weakness. the world and american voters wonder if he has strength to bring discipline to governing? the deficit wasn t caused by earmarks. all the earmarks put together in that bill were $8 billion, take them out we would balance the budget in, get it, 163 years. deficits were caused by tax cuts for the rich, two wars we didn t pay for, a prescription drug benefit in the senate he had earmarks but he disclosed them. that s probably what a lot of people would like to know, what are your earmarks? it s a silly and unserious fight to have when the republicans put the earmarks in and then republica republicans kla republicans complained about the wrong again. my friend paul who is on occasion right about some things why are ear marx so important? it s how rudy giuliani cleaned up new york city spretreet ligh. it gives people confidence. this is an important symbol and