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**OpVJokl8** · 02-18-2011, 10:05 AM

Well, taxes right now are something like 14% of GDP, but the bulk of that is temporary tax cuts.

I would be satisfied with just ending the Bush tax cuts, which would take us back to Clinton tax rates. But you still need to knock 7% of GDP off current spending once you've done that.

02-18-2011, 10:05 AM	#32
OpVJokl8 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 391 Senior Member	Well, taxes right now are something like 14% of GDP, but the bulk of that is temporary tax cuts. I would be satisfied with just ending the Bush tax cuts, which would take us back to Clinton tax rates. But you still need to knock 7% of GDP off current spending once you've done that.
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