Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120521:08:06:00
>> well, it's as if our approach is draconian or something. what our budget does is growing spending on average by 3% a year for the next ten years versus president's obama's approach which is to grow spending by 4.5% over the next ten years. we're not really cutting spending, we're simply slowing the rate of increase. to your earlier question, can you cut spending without jeopardying the economy the answer clearly is yes. if we fix the programs that are the drivers of our debt we reduce a debt likelihood. we bring borrowing down which opens up certainty to investors. more to the point we shou...