This seems like a critical passage: the President appealing to “simple math” over ideology.
So we can reduce this deficit, pay down our debt, and pay for this jobs plan in the process. But in order to do this, we have to decide what our priorities are. We have to ask ourselves, “What’s the best way to grow the economy and create jobs?”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=147418