in terms of their pound the flesh for a privatized health care system. save social security, strengthen it by taking the caps off so that people who make over $106,800 a year would be subject to the fica tax. these are things that could be done to straighten things out. we don t have to pretend the sky is falling, it s not. this is a political, manufactured crisis, and it shouldn t be anything that s causing anxiety among the american people. we shouldn t be creating this debt psychology and any this is a republican made crisis and it s all, in my opinion, an effort to defeat president obama and they re going to take this to the firewall, to the very last second before anything happens. that s how i see it s going to happen. we don t need to go into default, it would be a disgrace for america to go into default. thank you very much. paul brown thinks average americans can solve their problems by just dropping out of the country club?
flesh for a privatized health care system. save social security, strengthen it by taking the caps off so that people who make over $106,800 a year would be subject to the çfica tax. these are things that could be done to straighten things out. we don t have to pretend the sky is falling, it s not. this is a political, manufactured crisis, and it shouldn t be anything that s causing anxiety among the american people. we shouldn t be creating this debt psychology and any this is a republican made crisis and it s all, in my opinion, an effort to defeat president obama and they re going to take this to the firewall, to the very last second before anything happens. that s how i see it s going to happen. we don t need to go into default, it would be a disgrace for america to go into default. thank you very much. paul brown thinks average americans can solve their
flesh for a privatized health care system. save social security, strengthen it by taking the caps off so that people who make over $106,800 a year would be subject to the çfica tax. these are things that could be done to straighten things out. we don t have to pretend the sky is falling, it s not. this is a political, manufactured crisis, and it shouldn t be anything that s causing anxiety among the american people. we shouldn t be creating this debt psychology and any this is a republican made crisis and it s all, in my opinion, an effort to defeat president obama and they re going to take this to the firewall, to the very last second before anything happens. that s how i see it s going to happen. we don t need to go into default, it would be a disgrace for america to go into default. thank you very much. paul brown thinks average americans can solve their
apart. that is when i decided there was no reason for me to continue to be in talks. they were never serious about taking the structural reforms to the entitlement programs that will preserve them for the long-term. they continue to insist on raising taxes. the other story line you were ready to make a deal on taxes and can t cantor pulled you back. was there daylight between you and the majority leader? eric and i have been in the same place all the way through. we want the largest possible increases to make sure programs are sustained for the long-term. save social security, save medicare and medicaid without raising taxes on the very people that we expect to invest in our economy and create jobs. bret: what is next? what if you don t get a deal? i don t know. this is how serious this is. i think the president understands how serious it is and so do my colleagues. i don t think we can miss the opportunity. it s important for us to do
apart. that is when i decided there was no reason for me to continue to be in talks. they were never serious about taking the structural reforms to the entitlement programs that will preserve them for the long-term. they continue to insist on raising taxes. the other story line you were ready to make a deal on taxes and can t cantor pulled you back. was there daylight between you and the majority leader? eric and i have been in the same place all the way through. we want the largest possible increases to make sure programs are sustained for the long-term. save social security, save medicare and medicaid without raising taxes on the very people that we expect to invest in our economy and create jobs. bret: what is next? what if you don t get a deal? i don t know. this is how serious this is. i think the president understands how serious it is and so do my colleagues. i don t think we can miss the