Even on the other side of the political spectrum, experts were questioning the wisdom of not making more cuts now.
They want more tax cuts, not fewer; they advocate for a more aggressive policy toward Jihadists; like Bush, they shy away from specifically stating how they would balance the budget; and except for Paul and asterisk candidate Jon Huntsman, they do not specify, in any meaningful detail, how they would regulate Wall Street and the Fed in fundamentally different ways.
More cuts are not the answer.
Because, if 'brains' equals fiscal rectitude, insisting on more austerity, more cuts, may not be an easy sell on the doorstep when we go though this again in another five years.
Most are elected from heavily Republican districts and the scores of conservative Republican newcomers answer to their Tea Party backers, who want more spending cuts, not fewer.
When they told him that they wanted more tax cuts, not less, Beckel lost it.
More cuts wouldn't hurt, but NTBs are the biggest hurdles to trade.These non-tariff obstacles include outright discriminatory measures like import quotas and the sort of "Buy American" government-purchasing rules so beloved of politicians.
(Ryan promised to go after social welfare spending in 2018, but more cuts don't seem likely before the midterms).
The Liberals hint that more cuts are coming.Not surprisingly, the public-sector unions are mustering for a long fight.
Everyone can see that the Government's obsession with austerity isn't working and that what UK Border Agency needs is more staff, not more cuts".
