The safety net is important, but it is only a temporary measure. we have got to change the way income is distributed in our society. we have to do structural change for the common good. that s a huge change. i m not sure politicians are quite ready to embrace that part of the message. the 85 richest people on earth have the same amount of wealth as the bottom half of the population. we re talking about very serious structural changes. i want to know what you think about band wagonism. there s a lot of talk about it, but there s not a lot of bite with the bark. the u.s. conference on catholic bishops, which has been aligned with some of the conservatives in the republican party, came out and said paul ryan s budget they rejected it and they said it failed to meet
Process for senate democrats next year, easier for republicans because they passed a budget, paul ryan s budget, farley easily. the budget in the senate is harder. so this will basically let the senate democrats off the hook to craft a budget resolution in an election year. senator lan drew in louisiana. got 40% of the vote in a recent pole, compared to two runs, one with 44 and one with 10. explain to me how passing the budget in the senate helps candidates like mary laandreua in the senate. she can take a pass on voting on one of the most controversial things the senate votes on, and you have budget amendments, and so in a normal budget year, like earlier this year, there were the budget resolution was voted on and anyone can offer budget amendments, i should have all-night budget votes and these
Experiencing the pauses. and if they show up on january 1 thinking thayer enrolled in a plan, see a doctor and current expenses aren t, that s going to be the end for obama care. george, what about this talking point that i will work with anybody to implement and improve law effectively? in other words, what do you have? well that s what you ll hear. sure. the republicans have a whole lot of proposals, which together make a coherent plan. premium support and paul ryan s budget, john mccain s 2008 premise, health savings buy insurance across state lines, tax employer-provided health insurance is what it is, compensation. but give people large tax credits to go into the market and shop. that s a republican program. the president knows you can t pull out one little strand of obama care and plug in something sensible because the whole thing collapses. that s the problem with this. and the real problem is, the most tech savvy one might almost say tech snobbish person of our
Countries, virtually every country in the world doesn t have a legal debt limit, end of story. shouldn t have one. okay. so then what you re saying is we should never address our long term debt. the only way in today s political world [ overlapping speakers ] but then why hasn t it been addressed for the last three years? you tell me what democrat proposal came forward. you might not like paul ryan s budget. you may disagree with things. i disagree in his budget. but he had the courage to step forward and attempt to deal with our long-term debt. let me give you the final thought. we have not been serious about the debt in this country. i want to make very clear you re absolutely right. i would like to see washington deal with that debt but this is not the way to do it. not the context. then tell me what the way is. you don t do it on the edge of cataclysm. how do you do it? negotiate budgets in a normal way, not one chamber refuse to go to conference or write a budget
In bearable or get a little above bearable. can we ask the question, though? what is the purpose of a debt limit? if we re always going to rubber-stamp it, if it s never a mechanism to force reforms when needed then what s the purpose of it? [ overlapping speakers ] we shouldn t vet most countries virtually every country in the world doesn t have a legal debt limit. end of story. shouldn t have one. okay. so then what you re saying is we should never address our long term debt. the only way in today s political world [ overlapping speakers ] but then why hasn t it been addressed for the last three years? you tell me what democrat proposal came forward. you might not like paul ryan s budget. i disagree in his budget. but he had the courage to step forward and attempt to deal with our long-term debt. let me give you the final thought. [ overlapping speakers ] we have not been serious about the debt in this country. i want to make very clear you re