Chicago Tribune Editorial Board: The Next President’s Debate

August 3, 2015On the mid-July day Jeb Bush candidly told Sioux City Republicans he wants to curb federal favors to Iowa’s ethanol industry, he got a lucky pick-me-up from First Budget: How, asked a member of this ascendant advocacy group, would he balance federal revenue and spending? Ethanol is but one drop in that bucket.The Sioux City Journal reports that Bush, who favors raising the age at which Americans can draw Social Security, said he also backs a federal hiring freeze and not replacing all retirees.”You are not going to get it to balance immediately, but with high (economic) growth and a focused approach to limiting spending, including entitlements over the long haul, you can get it in balance,” Bush said. “Without (the economy) growing, it won’t happen. And if we don’t fix the entitlement system, it won’t happen.”Click here to read more.