Jeff Miller: “balancing the budget is very, very hard work. It is not easy, because a lot of the programs are good programs in the…”

“balancing the budget is very, very hard work. It is not easy, because a lot of the programs are good programs in the government. The problem is whether the Federal Government should really be doing them. My colleague mentioned AmeriCorps. I am sure there is some good work being done by AmeriCorps ``volunteers'' in this country, and I am sure they can show us some of the programs that they are helping with. And I think we could say, well, that is fine. The question is, first of all, it is not a volunteer program. I mean, it is a paid-work program. It is a make-work program. And for someone who is a big believer in volunteer work, I never was in politics before and my background is volunteer work. I had my kids volunteer, my wife volunteers, we have done everything. In terms of helping with arts organizations or mental health organizations or day care programs, we are strong supporters of helping the community. That is what makes the backbone of a great community where we live now. So I am a big believer in volunteer work. But when you get paid, that is a job. So let us stop calling AmeriCorps a volunteer program. It is a jobs program.”