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Are moving with this budget towards compromise. >> what the president will do with his budget is show that its possible to achieve substantial deficit reduction and at the same time make the key investments that will put more people back to work today liken inch vettin investigating in our infrastructure. >> they say they need to solve the spending problem and what the president has covered leaves with us a budget that never balances. he has moved in the wrong direction routinely taken off the t...

Discretionary spending, just by raising taxes. as you say 60% of the budget is entitlement spending, thats where youve got to make the cuts, thats what republicans are saying. the president is saying im willing to do some stuff. im sure republicans are saying its not enoughment it would be conceivably the start of a new round of negotiations. bill: ill take your statement a step further, you tax the wealthy because thats where the money is as well. back on the screen now top 1% of americans acco...

Has been clear we dont have a taxing problem in washington, we have a spending problem and boehner made it quite clear with this. we gave on the revenues with the fiscal cliff. weve already succumbed to more tax increases and what we need to look at and what were optimistic that well see more in the presidents budget proposal is more reducing the signs of government and more cutting of entitlements and he says theres not a lot of focus on taxes but looking at the tax rates and that would mean in...

Sure that we continue to go the opposite direction. >> chuck, lets go to the other part of the poll. one that surprised me that not that growth is not an important part of our economic challenge when youre talking about reducing the deficit but by 2-1 margin, people are more independence in the job side of things in reducing the deficit and also by 2-1 margin also, americans say lets take care of the deficit by raising taxes instead of cutting spending. theres absolutely no appetite out there ri...

Bothers me most. its not about the legalization of it. its the fact that washington and even state governments cant cut spending enough to where ne can balance their budget so they look for more things to tax and legalizing marijuana is just the next on the laundry list. where do they go from there? thats probably the bigger issue to me, the fact they cant get their spending under control. >> angela, we have two states now, a third considering it. is this just the start? >> i think it is just th...

>> neil: go ahead, adam. >> i think its very sad situation. its a total mess. we need to separate the post office completely from the u.s. government and let it do what it needs to do. its in the middle of a massive technology change. its obviously becoming obsolete and its going to death by a thousand cuts. >> neil: we tie it down. i always think the post office gets it. they have to deliver everywhere. they have to deliver to any obscure tent in the middle of nowhere. their obligation and laws...

Reporter: we expect starting any moment theyll vote on a series of amendments between now and late night tonight. 25 to 40. summon hot-button issues including abortion, school choice, and bailouts. there are also arguments on budgetary matters. >> anyone wants to be taxed more than is necessary on either side of the aisle, but this enormous, enormous hubbub from the other side that says its got a spending problem but refuses to look at the other side of the balance sheet, as a business guy, i fi...

Starts with freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffers mac n cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffers. made with care for you or your family. >> alisyn: good morning, everyone. today is thursday, march 21. im alisyn camerota. we grin with a fox news alert. rockets have been fired into israel as the president visits the country. we are at the scene of the attack. the president is fine. we are awaiting a press conference from the president all...

The discretionary budget, which, by the way, is not out of control despite what you hear on fox news. >> neil: every time i see that, i want to go ca blewy. if you dont think we have a spending problem, you dont have to address it. carte blanche to keep it going. maya love says thats the problem. the american people will have a single-fingered digit response of their own. what do you make of that? >> you know, its -- to me this is all about priorities. obviously the priorities of the current adm...

Im not sure we have a spending problem. >> its almost a false arguement to say we have a spending argue. >> neil: we have a spending problem! look at that number. $16.7 trillion. you do not have to be von braun to find out this market is going to nowhere. kate, what the hell is this all about? we dont have a spending problem? >> right, it was unpatriotic four years ago when obama was running for president dirt was unconscionable what bush had done but enough its fine and we dont have a problem. ...