MSNBCW Andrea Mitchell Reports September 19, 2011
the economy. i think that the challenge is now to work together to put together something balanced. there's a joint committee that has a goal of $1.5 trillion of deficit reduction. the president upped the bar. he said let's get the job done and get to a total of four counting spending cuts we agreed to. we think we should work together to get that done. >> the buffett rule, tax on millionaires, that doesn't raise that much money in the overall scheme of things. is that really a populous ploy to get the democratic base energized? >> at its core it's about fundamental fairness. we're t...