And then there's the issue of raising taxes generally and spending. These students know that Congress is already spending a whole lot of their money because it's all borrowed money. And in fact, We've spent more money since this Congress convened this year than it has been spent for the Iraq war, the war in Afghanistan, and in Hurricane Katrina recovery. We've done that already. And this budget calls for doubling the debt in five years and tripling the debt in 10 years. (05:36–05:48)
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