Well, not to mention the fact that processing an electronic return is about a tenth as expensive as a paper return.

I think that is fair.

if you eliminate the ACA, it would actually have a negative impact and make the deficit worse on the whole.

to say we can close our borders and stop having people come to this country and maintain continued economic growth just does not square with economic principles.

the No. 1 problem they are telling me is finding qualified workers.

There is rarely a silver bullet. There is often silver buckshot.

I think I remember there was a report several years ago that the overall analysis... was positive, that it would reduce the deficit over a 10-year period something like $1 trillion.

So you are essentially saying there are no cuts.

if the demographics--Congress can repeal a lot of things, but one of them we cannot repeal is the law of demographics.

Maybe we have to talk about where revenues are.

Silicon Valley will not deal with the Pentagon. The small and innovative companies just do not want to be bothered.

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I think the best chance you have to reduce the deficit or balance the budget is to accomplish economic growth.

I think it was a brilliant step to begin this discussion.

I see them as distinct.

I have tried seriously to find economic studies that substantiate that. I have not been able to find them.

We have to be really careful about this, that we not simply give ourselves a tax cut and then lay it on our kids.