Ben Bernanke actually said...

Those are the programs which are growing. At the rate we are going, in about 15 years the entire Federal budget will be entitlements and interest.

Bernanke warns about the future burden of entitlements on the federal budget.

12/02/2009

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The payoff to early childhood programs can be especially high.

So, it's not trivial. That would wipe out all the job gains from last month.

I hope there will be an open mind and that there will be discussion of all options, including reforms of the tax code, including restructuri...

It sounds like the conclusion of your argument is that taxes should be zero and I would not argue that.