If you don't get spending under control, eventually you're going to have a big tax increase.
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Even with not having a balanced budget at this time, I support tax cuts. That will help limit spending.
We're going to have to control the spending of government.
Regardless of my legislation, spending has to be stopped.
Here's the problem if you keep raising tax rates: You slow down economic growth.
You don't get an economy growing by raising taxes.
We can't continue to tax, borrow, and spend at the rates that we are, and it's just got to be stopped.
We cannot collect enough taxes to catch up with spending. Do I know a solution? Not really. Do your politicians know a solution? Does our commander-in-chief offer a solution? Absolutely not.
If the Republican Party continues to take the view that there must be no tax increases, we're stuck. Capitalism can't work without safety nets or fiscal prudence, and we need both in a sustainable balance.
If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth.
If you are spending too much, you cut back on spending and you raise your revenues. And that's it.