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Of those things to pass, the defense cuts as well as the tax hikes. some say there is a better way, including our next guest. hes an economist at the university of maryland and former chief economist for the u.s. international trade commission, peter morrissey. peter, you wrote an interesting op-ed piece in which you suggest that raising taxes and cutting defense is not the way to go, and you make your argument based on our current level of defense spending. sum it up for us. >> well, simply def...

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Our site as well. we think its a good idea for halloween, and we appreciate youre coming on. we understand youre missing class, but thats okay when you talk to the national news, right? >> yeah. jon: 600 people last year. lets get some more people through there this year. jenna: i like that. thank you very much. >> thanks for having me. jon: why some economists are worrying about whats on is supercommittees chopping block. the former chief economist at the trade commission, peter mauer si, joins...