if a certain former Governor of Texas who accidentally became president didn't blow so many holes in the national budget. Two unfunded wars, unfunded tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations-in effect tax spending- politically motivated Medicare part D,etc. It's like Bush and Cheney went out for an expensive dinner, and left without paying the bill. Obama deserves credit for at least trying to find a long term solution. He's willing to compromise by cutting trillions in spending,, and wants a plan for more revenue in return for the spending cuts. BTW, check out the latest polls on who the American people think is right on this.
And no, I don't think you are ignorant because you don't agree with me. You made a reference to our country turning into another Greece if we tax the wealthy more. The fact is that the reduction in government spending that Obama is proposing, and the additional revenue from taxing the wealthiest 1 percent at the Clinton era tax rates will insure that we don't end up like Greece.

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