Reply #35: "What you have to do is restrain spending" [View All]

[sandnsea]

People don't need to go to the past to know Dean's position on balancing the budget. This interview was in September.
http://www.newsobserver.com/24hour/politics/story/1012025p-7105749c.html

"Dean said he would not cut military spending in his quest to balance the budget. He also would increase spending for health insurance, special education and grants for urban revitalization.

Other than that, "everything is on the table," he said, suggesting he may be willing to hold spending on some programs, such as veterans affairs.

"You do not have to make cuts to balance the budget," he explained. "What you have to do is restrain spending."

Dean's failure to list Medicaid among the programs he would protect drew criticism from rival Dick Gephardt, who said the answer to the nation's budget problems is not to cut Medicaid."