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"Because of the debt, then you can't really go around and say, okay, we're going to provide huge tax cuts which are going to make the debt larger. If we're really serious about the debt, then, yeah, you're going to cut spending and maybe you're also going to raise taxes or keep taxes the way they are. But should government be run like a business? Another example, people say, is the post Office."