You can only get about a point and a half percent of the GDP of the economy for us on the conservative side, we want to cut, but If you limit your cuts to only non-defense discretionary, you can only get about 1% of GDP. Add those two together, every tax, every cut, you got 2 1/2% of GDP. This year we're borrowing what, 8, almost 9% of GDP. Does anyone see a math problem? (04:25–04:41)
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Asserts that limiting cuts to non-defense discretionary spending yields about 1% of GDP.
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