The deficit crisis is real and must be addressed. But it cannot be solved on the backs of the weak and vulnerable.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When the economy is growing, there's a lot that can be done to deal with the deficit.
It certainly would be helpful going forward for deficit reduction efforts to focus on the medium term while not subtracting from the impetus we need to keep a fragile economy moving forward.
The American people will eventually get hurt by this accumulated deficit. That's the problem. We have too much deficit. We have to find a solution.
Deficits must be cut, yes, but the rush to austerity risks undermining the fragile global recovery.
Our priority must be to build a path towards balancing the budget, and we cannot tolerate growing deficits.
The biggest problem with the deficit is programs that are unconstitutional and wasteful.
The best way to deal with the deficit is through economic growth.
I think where I differ a little bit, we absolutely have to think about the deficit looking down the road. And certainly that's something the president has said that we need to, as the economy recovers, have a plan in place for getting it down.
I don't think the deficit of the country is a Republican issue or a Democratic issue. I think it's a country issue. I don't think worrying about the reindustrialization of America is a Republican or Democratic issue.
I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.