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This new fund. next join. according to the african development bank africa requires up to one hundred seventy billion dollars annually to meet its infrastructure needs. but as the continent moves to me to the deficit experts are questioning governments bowed to the need for inclusive development. be established infrastructural projects must have a link to link or linkage with. productive sectors of the economy if for instance you invest in a standard goods or a do it through funded loan how much...

To fund everything else that the government does. gee, if were on a path that is simply unsustainable, how quickly do we need to make changes? how urgent is it that we actually tackle this? and before you answer, ill tell you the reason im tackling this is ill tell you this is a republican scare tactic. that debt is the biggest economic problem we face. >> its a mass scare tactic. a lot of non-partisan deficit experts say this is a problem. they want to start sooner rather than later, not becaus...

problems. >> these should be actual cuts. real reforms to these programs, not broad deficit or deficit targets that punt the questions to the future. and with the exception of tax hikes which, in my opinion, will destroy americas jobs, everything is on the table. >> what serious conversation about debt reduction begins by absolutely taking the possibility or discussion of tax hikes off the table? >> not very many serious discussions. i remember when i was little, my dad took me to a ca...

Changes? how urgent is it that we actually tackle this? ill tell you the reason im asking. people say this is a republican scare tactic. >> whats the republican scare tactic? >> that this debt is the biggest economic problem we face. >> its a math scare tactic. a lot of nonpartisan deficit experts say this is a problem. they want to start sooner rather than later not because we cant make it at 2020 without making any changes. we probably can but we dont know what the consequence will be. we want...

not broad deficit or deficit targets that punt the questions to the future. and with the exception of tax hikes, which in my opinion will destroy american jobs, everything is on the table. >> will, what serious conversation about debt reduction begins by absolutely taking the possibility or discussion of tax hikes off the table? >> not very many serious discussions. i dont know. i remember when i was little, my dad took me to a car dealership and said, this is how you buy a car. i reme...

Employees share on pay stubs. this way employees can see how much of their compensation is in health care, not just cash. finally, we need better decisions about end of life care. about 30% of all medicare payments are on behalf of people who will die within a year. we should encourage compassionate ways to handle difficult health decisions at the end of life that will lead to appropriate levels of care. these and other steps could help slow the rate of growth through our entire health care syst...