You not only have to balance a budget, you need a surplus. And so it is kind of a discipline. But there's even a difference between the state and the federal government. The reason The state has got to balance its budget, it is constitutionally required to do so. Right. The federal government doesn't. And if you take a look at what's happening in Wisconsin, the protests, the anger, the angst, that's over trying to close a $1.8 billion a year deficit. (02:25–02:30)
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