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>>> LET ME FINISH TONIGHT WITH THIS.I GENERALLY HAVE FAITH IN DEMOCRACY TO MEET THE PURPOSES, WHAT I FEAR IT LET ME DOWN IS THAT IT LACKS THE LONG-TERM CHALLENGES.BIG TERM DEBT AND THE NIGHT WE TALKED IT, IMMIGRATION.HOW CAN YOU CALL YOURSELVES GOVERNMENT IF YOU CAN'T KEEP YOUR BOOKS.AFTER ALL, THESE ARE FUNDAMENTAL.THE GOV EVERYONANCE AND NATION WOOD, AREN'T THEY?I LOOK AT THE DEBT PROBLEM AND IDON'T SEE THE TWO PARTIES GETTING TOGETHER, O DO YOU?I DON'T SEE THEM GETTING TOGETHER AFTER THE ELECTION.TO GET CONTROL OF THE RISING DEBT YOU HAVE TO RECONCILE SPENDING AND REVENUE AT SOME POINT.OTHERWISE YOU KEEP ON ADDING DEBT, RIGHT?YOU HAVE TO DECIDE HOW MUCH YOU ARE WILLING TO TAX PEOPLE AND SPEND THAT AMOUNT, I THINK, DON'T YOU?OR YOU HAVE TO DECIDE HOW MUCH YOU SHOULD SPEND AND THEN RAISE REVENUES UP TO THAT AMOUNT, DON'T YOU?THE ARITHMETIC IS EASY.POLITICS SEEMS HOPELESS.THE REPUBLICANS, IF THEY RAN THEENTIRE GOVERNMENT, WOULD FIND ITIMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE THEY WOULD END UP CUTTING PROGRAMS LIKE MEDICARE WITH SUCH BRUTALITY THAT THEY WOULD CEASE TO CONTROLGOVERNMENT IN THE NEXT ELECTION.I WONDER IF THE PUBLIC WOULD PUTUP WITH THE TAX LEVEL THEY MIGHTIMPOSE, DON'T YOU?SO YOU'VE GOT A PROBLEM AND IT'SSIMILAR IN IMMIGRATION.PUT REPUBLICANS IN COMPLETE CONTROL OF IMMIGRATION, THEY MIGHT BE DRACONIAN AND START DEPORTING PEOPLE OR PUTTING SO MUCH ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON THEM THAT THEY WOULD, IN GOVERNOR ROMNEY'S GREAT PHRASE, SELF DEPORT.WOULD THIS SOCIETY STAND FOR PEOPLE HAVING LIVED HERE GENERATIONS THROWN OUT OF COUNTRY?WOULD THEY?WOULD DEMOCRATS EVER DEAL WITH IMMIGRATION, WOULD THEY EVER PUTIN EFFECT REAL ENFORCEMENT THAT STOPS THE FLOW EACH NIGHT OVER THE BORDER?I WONDER, WOULD THEY EVER DO IT WITHOUT THE POLITICAL PRESSURE OF REPUBLICANS POUNDING THEM IF THEY DIDN'T?I DOUBT IT.SO HERE EAT PROBLEM.IF EITHER PARTY CAN BE TRUSTED TO SOLVE THESE LOOMING QUESTIONS
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