The Nation deserves a budget that responsibly addresses this debt crisis, yet last year the President delivered a budget that was unanimously rejected on the Senate floor.

if there are no actions by the end of this year, ordinary income and dividends will face a top tax rate of 39.6 percent, and the capital gains rate will rise to 20 percent.

In the President's interpretation, 'Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's' becomes 'just give it all to Caesar.'

Why hammer millionaires and small business owners, who are the job creators, especially in rural America?

I see us as at 100 percent of GDP in national debt.

In that op-ed, Drs. Furman and Goolsbee stated that then-Senator Obama's tax proposal would reduce revenues to less than 18.2 percent of GDP.

could you explain whether you believe that those high tax rates are good for the economy and our international competitiveness?

But why does the President want to raise taxes in any way on small businesses with unemployment at 8.3 percent?

I would just like to lift our workers and our economy by providing more opportunity.

I actually think that this administration is putting us into real jeopardy.

You are going to have to prove that to me, because I do not believe it one bit.

I wish you would work a little less hard on some of these crazy ideas that this administration has.

We want to help them. I have spent 36 years here trying to help people.

I agree with that.

Are you telling me the deficit is going to go down? I do not believe that.

Well, I think we are over-taxed now. I do not want to raise revenues.

There are no entitlement reforms being offered by this administration.

I just want you to know that you have inherited a very difficult job in one of the toughest times in history.