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Spending more than youre taking in, how do you fix that problem? cut spending, raise taxes. cut spending, raise taxes. those are the two basic tools youve got to fix the problem. and they are both pretty ugly little puppets. you can spin either one of them, arent they hideous? you can spin them to sound better or worse, depending if youre for or against it in the first place. those are two options for dealing with an unpleasant money problem. wouldnt it be great if you could start to fix a money...

The deficit problem we have and the polarized politics we have its time to have a truce on issues like abortion and gay rights. set them aside and focus on fiscal areas. >> to me i look at almost every issue that we deal with in this country has a moral component to it and so to divorce a moral component to the debt burden were leaving the next generation, the tax structure to how we spend our money in washington and how we value human life, i mean all of those things, to me interrelate. theyre ...

Cut spending, raise taxes. if youve got money trouble, if youve got a budget problem, spending more than youre taking in, how do you fix that problem? cut spending, raise taxes. cut spending, raise taxes. those are the two basic tools youve got to fix the problem. and they are both pretty ugly little puppets. you can spin either one of them, arent they hideous? you can spin them to sound better or worse, depending if youre for or against it in the first place. those are two options for dealing w...

Cut spending, raise taxes. cut spending, raise taxes. those are the two basic tools youve got to fix the problem. and they are both pretty ugly little puppets. you can spin either one of them, arent they hideous? you can spin them to sound better or worse, depending if youre for or against it in the first place. those are two options for dealing with an unpleasant money problem. wouldnt it be great if you could start to fix a money problem, if you could fix a deficit problem without having to do...

The republicans keep wanting to blame teachers for the deficit problem saying theyre the elite. in the next segment well show you how incredibly absurd that is. were going to compare teachers and bankers. you dont want to miss this. and crunchy multigrain flakes. you gotta try new honey bunches of oats raisin medley. what do you see yourself doing after you do retire? client comes in and they have a box. and inside that box is their financial life. people wake up and realize. "i better start doi...

Deficit. then as it went on longer, the union ovd to give all the concessions he wanted. if he was just concerned about the deficit, he would have won, game over. governor walker not only didnt accept the concessions, he didnt even want to talk about them. and now today, this keeps going on. comes the threat from governor walker if he doesnt get what he wants by tomorrow, he may have to begin the process of laying off people, laying off state workers. why tomorrow? tomorrow is the deadline for r...

As the thing went on longer, the unions offered to give all the consessions he asked for. if he were just concerned about the deficit would have meant he won. game over. governor walker did not accept the concessions he didnt want to talk about them. today as this keeps going on comes the threat that if he doesnt get what he want, he may have to lay off people. why tomorrow? its the deadline for refinancing the states debt. that will add another $14 million. whats the reasoning? we have a defici...

If he was just concerned about the deficit, he would have won, game over. governor walker not only didnt accept the concessions, he didnt even want to talk about them. and now today, this keeps going on. comes the threat from governor walker if he doesnt get what he wants by tomorrow, he may have to begin the process of laying off people, laying off state workers. why tomorrow? tomorrow is the deadline for refinancing the states debt. that is a move as far as i can tell will add another $14 mill...

Deficit problem. yeah, because you didnt take the money. >> were seeing democracy in action. its not just about the ballot box. i think americans are decent, generous people and their priorities are not being reflected in these state houses. the polls begin to show that the center, as described in this country is, you know, the washington consensus, the beltway and now the state house governors. anyway weve got to fight back because its a culmination of a 30-year campaign of the right and govern...

Planned to do, the bush tax cuts on the top earners, they repeal those in a couple of years, let them expire, a lot of the deficit problem -- not all of it, but a big chunk of it goes away. >> short-term -- >> on the revenue side. >> the long-term impact comes from the entitlements. as dr. sax said before, mike, this is the real problem, the two medicare and medicaid are the two great challenges. >> yes. and, joe, on the health care, if i might, its -- the problem is our system is so expensive c...