On the recordDecember 20, 2012
We've reached the fiscal cliff not because we tax too little, but because we spend too much. We are focusing on whom to raise taxes and by how much. This debate really should be about outrageous spending. Many people believe that what's happening in Greece cannot happen in the United States. But think about it, Greece kept borrowing and spending until eventually they couldn't pay their public workers, take care of the elderly and the poor, or deliver any of the services they promised to its people. The United States is headed down the very same path. We'll be right back here having this same debate very soon if we don't cut spending. Instead of discussing taxing the top 2 percent, the next time it will be the top 50 percent, and so on, until we are all being taxed--everyone--but spending so much that we still cannot meet our obligations. This debate should be about spending, not taxes, so that we can give the American people what they want--a strong economy and a guarantee that programs like Social Security and Medicare will remain intact. ____________________
