The point is if it is important enough to pass, it is important enough to pay for. The record deficit and the record debt, $7 trillion worth of debt, on mark to go up to $10.4 trillion in the next 5 years, that is the difference between revenue and spending. It is not the difference between spending. If we believe this is important enough to tax, we should pay for whatever it is we pass.
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