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I agree on the 2%, but we can't afford them for the other 98% either given the fact that half of the population, the poor and lower income don't pay income tax any way. so the progressive ought to be no more tax cuts. we can't afford them for anybody. we're going after that pentagon and we're going to cut back dramatically this huge defense establishment we don't need. neither party is doing that, so we have this silly debate going on of one fairy tale versus another. and the country is in the trouble for it. >> president obama said let's go big. he was ready to go big on the deficit reduction...