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Voters are the ones that benefit, and ultimately in the final bill that s what s going to happen. congressman, during the obama administration the argument we used to hear from republicans in congress was the democrats are irresponsible. they want to spend now. they say they re going to deal with the deficit down the road. that s the argument you ve just made. you re sounding just like a democrat. we re going to have our tax cuts now and sort out the deficit down the road. you weren t satisfied with that argument when it was the democrats making that argument. why should people believe that you can do any more about it now? well, i don t know that the democrats were ever doing a pro growth tax thing that actually cut taxes for the american middle income pawage earner. part of that argument is right. but we had a vote on the house floor just a few weeks ago where the democrats, the progressive budget looked at a $10 trillion budget. now, if we re all concerned about deficits, perhap ....
On wheels are among the programs that would give cuts while military spending and border security would get big increases. some democrats have called this plan immoral. never before really have i seen such a cruel and morally bankrupt budget. it dismantled our nation s basic living standards, which americans have turned to for decades. this budget you know this it will push millions into poverty and over the edge. shepard: milk mulvaney said balancing the budget shouldn t be delayed. we can balance it the proper way, printing money or have someone else that won t lend us money do it under certain ....
Republicans have been attacking them because their budget doesn t balance over ten years. the budget shouldn t balance over ten years. i think you hit a key point. it s all about growth. you can grow your way out of deficits. we saw it during the clinton administration. it s also about looking at how far we ve come. if you actually look at what we ve already done in terms of getting deficit under control, if you look at the budget control act, if you look at the tax increases from the end of last year, and all of the interest savings associated with that, we re actually two-thirds of the way to a grand bargain without the sequester. what we have in this country is not so much a deficit problem as a health care spending problem. inflation and health care spending has been a little bit compressed recently. over the long haul, that s the problem. that s why it s so disappointing that that s still an issue again and again to move forward on health care. haven t the republicans been suc ....
It, why is that? i think you are having legitimate philosophical discussions about tax increases. you have to coordinate with it fairness. a lot of folks think the budget shouldn t be balanced on the backs of the least fortunates in our country. fairness is what this is about. sean: 50% of americans pay no federal income tax. top 7% pay 70% of the bill. the average person i know that pays income taxes, including myself, new york state tax, county tax, sales tax, property tax, federal income tax. i pay 55% of my income. and here come the president saying we are not paying our fair share. half the country doesn t pay, how is it not fair? you are looking at the fairness argument differently. from your point i under stand how you articulate it. the larger issue, most business people, more care about less regulations. ....
It, why is that? i think you are having legitimate philosophical discussions about tax increases. you have to coordinate with it fairness. a lot of folks think the budget shouldn t be balanced on the backs of the least fortunates in our country. fairness is what this is about. sean: 50% of americans pay no federal income tax. top 7% pay 70% of the bill. the average person i know that pays income taxes, including myself, new york state tax, county tax, sales tax, property tax, federal income tax. i pay 55% of my income. and here come the president saying we are not paying our fair share. half the country doesn t pay, how is it not fair? you are looking at the fairness argument differently. from your point i under stand how you articulate it. the larger issue, most business people, more care about less regulations. ....