The Republicans' position is untenable. We have both a spending problem and a revenue problem. It's obvious. Federal tax revenues now are only 15 percent of GDP. Federal spending is 25 percent of GDP. Both of those lines need to come to meet. You can't do it with spending alone nor can you do it with taxes alone.
Begala discusses the fiscal challenges facing the government and criticizes the Republican stance on budget negotiations.
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