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Argument. >> thats not right. >> hes tapping the life force of certain set of conservatives, right wing elites. the conservative base is a lot of white working-class voters who have received tons of entitlements spending. >> for the last three years when i was on the hill i watched vote after vote in which the majority on both houses on the republican side vote on extending unemployment -- >> lot of toughing going on. >> separate you guys. >> the point is, like i -- look, theres definitely a dog...

Investments. but those targeted investments need to be coupled with a credible concrete enforceable plan to deal with the structural deficits. hes right we need to focus on debt-to-gdp. thats the real measure to focus on. on the other side of the coin, he a uses creative accounting. the fact of the matter is theres not enough specific reforms with regard to health care, social security is not on the table. we need comprehensive tax reform. we need to recapture all of those revenues, but through ...

Now, to make room for these investments in education, in innovation, in infrastructure, government also has a responsibility to cut spending that we just cant afford. thats why ive promised to veto any bill larded up with earmarks. thats why i proposed we freeze annual domestic spending for the next five years. understand what this means. this would reduce the deficit by more than $400 billion over the next decade. and bring this spending, domestic discretionary spending, down to the lowest shar...

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