What are you talking about? He's offering to cut trillions of dollars in spending and reform medicare and social security. All he wants in return are for the Bush tax cuts to expire (they were never meant to be permanent in the first place) and to reform the tax code and close loopholes. You don't just suddenly impose harsh austerity measures, otherwise you hurt the economy, which is the last thing we need. You work out a long term plan to reign in spending and cut the deficit over a drawn out period, so you have a softer landing.
The GOP's stance on taxes is ridiculous. If the US defaults it will completely be their fault, and the American people will punish them in 2012 for it.
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