successful. i understand that there s a $16 trillion in debt, and we have a unique problem with a weak economy recovery, and it seems that congressman markey is talking about everything but the economy. greta: what would you do? well, i would focus first on the economy. i d focus on the spending side. also focused on the revenue side. we need to address the spending side. we need to address cuts in certain programs. we ve got all parts of the government could have some kind of cuts. i also think we need to potentially address the entitlement issue as well. for people of my generation, the younger generation. not for people actually receiving the retirement benefits or those approaching retirement benefits. we need to acknowledge we have a spending problem. that s the first thing we need to do. greta: massachusetts is typically a democratic state. president obama did very well in massachusetts. congressman markey is running on
i am undocumented but i dream one day we will be treated as one people. because we are all one people. one people. we work hard. we re sure. yet many of us don t have healthcare. can i get health insurance. now the country has spoken saying everyone should have affordable health care. does that mean everyone, everyone. eric: so folks that aren t supposed to be here want folks that are to pay for the healthcare? this entitlement issue on steroids. we have medicare and medicaid they are going broke and they are bankrupting the country. we can t afford to take care of them. i don t mean in this in a heartless way. system we have now even before obamacare, anyone nib that walks into an emergency room they are taken care of we don t leave people dying on the streets. now, they want coverage and i m sorry, we can t afford it.
the country wants to move. that they want to save medicare so they will look to the republican plan. the other two items in the plan is not mentioned is overall tax reform where we close the loopholes and lower the rate so individuals could get more money, instead of on the democrat side, they close loopholes to keep wasting money in government. the other item is we do energy reform where we become energy independent, creates jobs in america but also lowers the price of gasoline and lowers the price of natural gas that we see today that creates new manufacturing jobs in america. so when you look at an overall plan, do you want more taxes more spending or do you want the country to grow in the republican plan that we have. bill: now you get your wish because you see their plan and we see your plan publicly as well. and now there will be some sort of reconciliation if you want to get to a grand bargain. ultimately what you find here, either republican haves to give on the tax issue or de
to this debate about the budget. from where you sit as a governor, here you have this tension right now between the parties, and the president, i thought, really sort of clarifying his position this week saying we don t have a debt crisis, we are not in a hurry to balance this budget. let s focus on the economy first. i think we need to do both. in our states when i ran i talked about both the economic and fiscal crisis we faced and we acted on it. most governors, democrat or republican, not only because we have balanced budgets in all but once state but more importantly because we understand a balanced budget, it s spending within your means and connects you to the economy. we need to do both, create a better environment for jobs but also live within our means. talk act reality, as well. you just heard it. no ratio of spending cuts to revenue increases republicans will accept. democrats will not cut or reform entitlements on their own. so there is no grand bargain to be had. it
governor, here you have this tension right now between the parties, and the president, i thought, really sort of clarifying his position this week saying we don t have a debt crisis, we are not in a hurry to balance this budget. let s focus on the economy first. i think we need to do both. in our states when i ran i talked about both the economic and fiscal crisis we faced and we acted on it. most governors, democrat or republican, not only because we have balanced budgets in all but once state but more importantly because we understand a balanced budget, it s spending within your means and connects you to the economy. we need to do both, create a better environment for jobs but also live within our means. talk act reality, as well. you just heard it. no ratio of spending cuts to revenue increases republicans will accept. democrats will not cut or reform entitlements on their own. so there is no grand bargain to be had. it s the problem overall. one of the frustrations in washing