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While the deficit and debt are serious problems, I oppose solving these problems by raising taxes.

The problem is government spends too much. So raising taxes is what politicians do, instead of reducing spending.

If you raise taxes on millionaires and billionaires, you'll do nothing to address the debt and the deficit. And the thing you might do is you might finally put this economy over another cliff. These millionaires and billionaires are the folks that try to create jobs and help grow the economy.

The problem is that the U.S. government is the biggest debtor in the world, and those depending on it to take care of them will only become poorer.

We have mountain of debt that isn't going away and all the problems are here to stay, and anybody who tells you that is a good thing ought to get out of the business of helping the government down the road.

I don't mind the government accruing debts as long as every dollar is spent effectively with a high return. That works out fine. If you accumulate debts and waste your money, that's, of course, a disaster.

Cutting taxes for very high income people an average of more than $100,000 a year for people that make more than a million dollars a year is not an effective way to get the economy going.

The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.

The problem with the economy isn't that people aren't paying their fair share of taxes.

I don't know how anyone can keep a straight face and say they are for deficit reduction while they insist on a permanent tax cut for the wealthiest Americans, completely unpaid for.