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Addiction, epidemics of obesity, because we have a disaster of public health and there will be no money for that. today he should celebrate in his fantasy world because reality is going to hit tomorrow, and already you see in congress theyre shugging because they have no idea what to do next. there is nothing to do after youve given away all this money. >> what do we do about the national debt? its a problem before this tax bill was passed, a $1.5 trillion bigger problem. demographics, we have a...

Entitlement systems that have collapsed or youll be paying 85% of everything you make to the federal government. with that happy news, i know nobody wants to hear about it. nobody ever wants to hear about it. thats why we have a $20 trillion debt thats going up to $40 trillion. when i left congress, it was $4 trillion and everyone was concerned. >> i thought this was what republicans care about. >> there are a few. >> pretty soon youre talking about real money. there are a few people who still c...

>> yeah. >> hes lowering the retirement age despite the fact their entitlement systems are collapsing. i like the cut of this guys jib. >> the down side is, 75% income tax. thats his dream. >> you might consider that confiscatory. >> you have to think of that in making a decision. >> why cant we have a geneva bank account. >> caymans. >> we could be citizens in switzerland and france. >> you do what the stones did, you just dance around europe evading taxes. >> no homework. thats actually an int...

Dependency state, almost half of americans dont pay income taxes. our entitlement systems are breaking down. >> something has got to give. >> so embrace this. >> you have to. >> turn it into a positive. >> you have to go on and say you know what? sometimes when you know something is so wrong, you can overstate it. and anybody who knows me knows that i care and i care deeply about this country and every person. what i am saying -- and president obama in the first debate -- what im saying is this....

Them sangas. colleg educated not going anywhere. these are the young people who bought into hope and change three and a half years ago. today they may be living back in their parents home, unable to find work and repay their college loans. four years ago two out of every three people in the 18 to 29-year-old demographic chose obama over senator john mccain. that now appears to be changing. >> the flip side of that you have 8 million new voters who have come of age since 2008. these are college f...

>> john roberts is standing by in atlanta with the latest on herman kanes campaign kickoff. hi, john. whats the mood like out there today? >> good afternoon to you. this is one of the fabulous things about america. right in the heart of atlanta, beautiful day. its about 90 degrees, sun is shining. not a cloud in the sky. 2,000 people here to see herman kane here. hes expected to speak in about 45 minutes. right now theyre running some clips of some of the things he had done in the past, includin...

Issue. politicians dont talk about it but you can cut discretionary domestic spending all you want. it wont have an impact on the future of america. these entitlement systems will destroy america if we keep them the way they are, right? >> this is what i equate it to. a stick of dynamite in the room. the wick has been lit. its getting shorter all the time. everyone is looking at it saying how interesting. theres a stick of dynamite in the room. its going to blow up in a a little while but no one...

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