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Income taxes on the wealthiest americans by 4.6% or $709 billion. it increased the capital gains from 15 to 20%. and michael estate taxes over inherent and over $3.5 million. the omission to save medicare, social security and medicaid had republicans flatly accusing the president of breaking campaign promises and dereliction of duty. >> this abdicates the future. it spends too much. it taxes too much and borrows too much. it says that the president does not have the will or ability that we need ...

Had caused their disabilities in the first place. one of the largest veterans groups in the country called for his dismissal. senator simpson cannot figure out how to balance the budget if he cant do it off the backs of the elderly, the disabled or the veterans. let me help him out. we could have not gone into the senseless, absurd, counterproductive insane war in iraq. that would have saved us at least $709 billion so far. we would also save $160 billion every year going forward if we got out o...

Into $862 billion. forget the other programs. its literally trillions of dollars of the economic stimulus thats not working. but a trillion to keep us safer, thats not a good idea. >> brian: i was stunned by this, started off with iraq, i wasnt surprised afghanistan. but when you segueway to spending republicans and the deficit, you really had a portion of this speech be about the debt and the deficit and blaming the war and the last ten years. >> gretchen: look in the difference in the spending...

Did the war in iraq have? were back with thomas daley, a u.s. marine captain and iraq war veteran and hes the author of "rage company." scott taylor, former u.s. navy seal served in iraq and colonel doug mcgregor, author of "warriors rage." thats a huge number. $709 billion spent on the conflict. how much does this affect our national debt and our current financial position that were in? >> well, sure. well, whether youre for or against the war or whether you think we wasted money or did not was...

Income taxes on the wealthiest americans by 4.6% or $709 billion. it increased the capital gains from 15 to 20%. and michael estate taxes over inherent and over $3.5 million. the omission to save medicare, social security and medicaid had republicans flatly accusing the president of breaking campaign promises and dereliction of duty. >> this abdicates the future. it spends too much. it taxes too much and borrows too much. it says that the president does not have the will or ability that we need ...

Here, theyre going to argue they didnt spend enough moment the time before. spend a moment on that. do you remember people complained that the cost of the iraq war would bankrupt us and we couldnt afford it? it was destroying our economy? the c.b.o. was the iraq war was $709 billion. the total, the stimulus is $787 billion. that is a low estimate and doesnt include the first stimulus with bush or the ones theyre talking about now. they didnt work. but we keep trying to do the same thing over and...

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Here, theyre going to argue they didnt spend enough moment the time before. spend a moment on that. do you remember people complained that the cost of the iraq war would bankrupt us and we couldnt afford it? it was destroying our economy? the c.b.o. was the iraq war was $709 billion. the total, the stimulus is $787 billion. that is a low estimate and doesnt include the first stimulus with bush or the ones theyre talking about now. they didnt work. but we keep trying to do the same thing over and...