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|Lee Strobel
| January 25, 1952
Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S.
|United States
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|Christian apologetics
|Kyle, Alison
|Official website
Lee Patrick Strobel (born January 25, 1952 in Arlington Heights, Illinois) is a writer, creationist and Christian apologist and a former journalist and megachurch pastor. He is the author of several books, including four ECPA Christian Book Award honorees and a series which addresses challenges to a Biblically inerrant view of Christianity.[1] Strobel also hosted a television program called Faith Under Fire on PAX TV,[2] and runs a video apologetics web site.
Strobel received a journalism degree from University of Missouri and a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale Law School,[3] becoming a journalist for the The Chicago Tribune and other newspapers for fourteen years. Strobel has stated he was an atheist before he converted to Christianity.[4] Strobel was a teaching pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, from 1987 to 2000, and of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California from 2000 to 2002, before shifting his focus to his writing and producing his TV show.[5] He continues to speak periodically at both churches and has been a board member of the Willow Creek Association. In 2007, Strobel was awarded an honorary doctoral degree by Southern Evangelical Seminary in recognition of his contributions to the field of Christian apologetics.[6]
His daughter, Alison, is a novelist.[5]
The Case for a Creator
The Case for a Creator consists of interviews with intelligent design advocates and Christian apologists who argue for the existence of a creator. The advocates interviewed in the chapters and their topic(s) of discussion are as follows:
- Intelligent design advocate, Discovery Institute Center for Science and Culture (CSC) fellow and Unification Church theologian Jonathan Wells presents a case against evolution;
- Intelligent design advocate, CSC fellow and philosopher of science Stephen C. Meyer discusses the relationship between science and religion, as well as the origin of life, arguing against the likelihood of abiogenesis without the assistance of a creator;
- CSC fellow and philosopher of religion William Lane Craig discusses the Big Bang and argues for a creator as first cause, invoking the Kalam cosmological argument;
- International Society for Complexity, Information and Design fellow and philosopher Robin Collins discusses the anthropic principle and argues that the universe must be designed by a creator;
- Intelligent design advocates and CSC fellows Guillermo Gonzalez (an astronomer) and Jay Richards (a theologian) present a case that the Rare Earth hypothesis supports intelligent design;
- Intelligent design advocate, CSC fellow and biochemist Michael Behe discusses irreducible complexity in biology as an argument for a creator; and,
- CSC fellow, philosopher and theologian J.P. Moreland examines the supposed existence of consciousness separate from the brain, including near-death experiences, as an argument for a creator.
Critics of this book accuse it of bias, which they assert is contrary to the book's own claims of being neutral and scientifically rigorous.[7][8] Paul Doland commented that Strobel portrays himself as a skeptic who would ensure a balanced perspective on the issue, but no scientists who oppose intelligent design were interviewed in the book[7] and that the book claims to investigate scientific evidence for a creator, but most of the interviewees have their doctorates in philosophy or theology, rather than science.[7] The book was the recipient of a 2005 ECPA Christian Book Award in missions and evangelism.[9]
Other books
Strobel says that he wrote Inside the Mind of Unchurched Harry and Mary to "help advance your understanding of unchurched people so that your evangelistic efforts and the efforts of your church might become more effective." It contains insights based upon his own experiences as a self-proclaimed former atheist, and upon psychological research, on why people avoid Christianity.[10] The book was the recipient of a 1994 ECPA Gold Medallion Book Award in missions and evangelism.[11]
The Case for Christ is described by Strobel as a retracing and expansion of the spiritual journey he undertook in becoming a Christian. It contains a summary of Strobel's interviews with thirteen leading evangelical Christian scholars, Craig Blomberg, Bruce Metzger, Edwin Yamauchi, John McRay, Gregory Boyd, Ben Witherington III, Gary Collins, D.A. Carson, Louis Lapides, Alexander Metherell, William Lane Craig, Gary Habermas, and J. P. Moreland, in which they provide answers with which Strobel defends the historical reliability of the New Testament. No expert holding views skeptical of the historicity of the New Testament was interviewed.[12] The book was the recipient of a 1999 Gold Medallion Book Award in missions and evangelism.[13] Earl Doherty wrote and self-published a book entitled Challenging the Verdict: A Cross-Examination of Lee Strobel's "The Case for Christ", in which he challenges Strobel's conclusions.[14]
The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity offers replies to eight concerns people have regarding Christianity. It covers the problem of evil, the contradiction between miracles and science, whether God is worthy of worship if he kills innocent children, whether Jesus is the only way to God, the problem of Hell, the church's history of oppression and violence, and whether it is possible to be a Christian if you still have doubts.[15] The book was the recipient of a 2001 Gold Medallion Book Award in missions and evangelism.[16]
The Case for the Real Jesus: A Journalist Investigates Current Attacks on the Identity of Christ presents a number of counter-arguments to challenges to the evangelical Christian view of Jesus and his message. Strobel addresses differences between how Jesus is portrayed in the non-canonical gospels versus the four canonical gospels, whether the Bible's portrayal of Jesus has been tampered with by the church, new explanations that refute Jesus' resurrection, whether Christianity's portrayal of Jesus was drawn from pagan religions, whether Jesus fulfils messianic prophecies, and whether contemporary people should be able to choose what to believe about Jesus.[17]
Experiencing the Passion of Jesus was co-written with Garry Poole as a discussion guide for Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ.[18] The book was the recipient of the 2005 ECPA Christian Book of the Year award.[19]
- Reckless Homicide? Ford's Pinto Trial (1980) ISBN 0-89708-022-X
- Inside the Mind of Unchurched Harry and Mary (1993) ISBN 0310375614
- What Jesus Would Say (1994) ISBN 0310485118
- God's Outrageous Claims (1998) ISBN 0310266122
- The Case for Christ, September 1, 1998, Zondervan, ISBN 0310226058
- The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity, October 1, 2000, Zondervan, ISBN 0310220157
- Surviving a Spiritual Mismatch in Marriage (2002) ISBN 0310220149
- The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God (2004), Zondervan, ISBN 0310263867
- The Case for Easter: Journalist Investigates the Evidence for the Resurrection (2004), Zondervan, ISBN 0310254752
- Experiencing the Passion of Jesus (2004), with Garry Poole, Zondervan, ISBN 0310263751
- The Case for Christmas: A Journalist Investigates the Identity of the Child in the Manger (2005), Zondervan, ISBN 0310254760
- Discussing the Da Vinci Code : Exploring the Issues Raised by the Book and Movie (2006) ISBN 0310272637
- The Case for the Real Jesus: A Journalist Investigates Current Attacks on the Identity of Christ September 10, 2007, Zondervan, ISBN 031024210X
Children's apologetics series
- The Case for Faith for Kids (2006), Zonderkidz, ISBN 978-0310711469
- The Case for Christ for Kids (2006), Zonderkidz, ISBN 978-0310711476
- A Case for a Creator for Kids (2006), Zonderkidz, ISBN 978-0310711483
- Off My Case for Kids: 12 Stories to Help You Defend Your Faith (2006), Zonderkidz, ISBN 978-0310711995
- ↑ Smith, Lisa (2007-09-12). "Author digs deeper to defend Christianity". Daily Herald. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=36131. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ↑ Falsani, Cathleen (2004-10-01). "Ex-reporter still asking tough questions on 'Faith Under Fire'". Chicago Sun-Times. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20041001/ai_n12567576. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- ↑ Biography on The Unexpected Adventure page
- ↑ Barry, JD (2009). "Investigative Bible Study: Lee Strobel on Engaging a Pluralistic World". Bible Study Magazine: 10–14. http://www.biblestudymagazine.com.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 About Lee Strobel
- ↑ "Lee Strobel". http://www.outreachconvention.com/LeeStrobel.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Another Case Not Made: A Critique of Lee Strobel's The Case for a Creator (2005), Paul Doland
- ↑ Callahan, Tim. No Case At All, Skeptic, June 22, 2005.
- ↑ 2005 Christian Book Awards Winners – Missions/Evangelism category
- ↑ Christianbook.com Product Description
- ↑ 1994 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners – Missions/Evangelism category
- ↑ Review of Lee Strobel The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus, Jeffery Jay Lowder, Philo 2 (1999), pp. 89-102
- ↑ 1999 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners – Missions/Evangelism category
- ↑ Challenging the Verdict: A Cross-Examination of Lee Strobel's "The Case for Christ", Earl Doherty, 2001, Age of Reason Publications, Canada, ISBN 0968925901
- ↑ "ChristianBooks.com Contents page scan". http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product_slideshow?sku=20158&actual_sku=20158&slide=2. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ↑ 2001 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners – Missions/Evangelism category
- ↑ Publishers Weekly Nonfiction Reviews: Week of 7/23/2007
- ↑ Christianbook.com Product Description
- ↑ ECPA Announces 2005 Gold Medallion Book Award Winners
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feel free to use whatever.... right click over photo, then "save as", that should take you to another screen that shows your files... label it, then save... should then be in one of your files that u can access for future use.....
if that doesn't work, I could send as an attachment to an email....
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Thanks Dotty, I sent over obituary information, if needed. Take care!
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I will be going to that Cemetary soon, and I will take a picture for you.
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You are very welcome Dotty. I had been past that cemetery many times and had always wanted to visit it. It is a charming cemetery right in the middle of town.
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In the last few months the site has changed. Contributors can now make the individual edits instead of sending the contributor a list of information. You can see what I mean by looking at the "Edit" tab on a memorial other than yours. When the contributor sends the information it will show up on your contributor page under an "Edits" tab.
If the information isn't Accepted, Denied or Ignored within 30 days, it will automatically be added or changed on the memorial and that is more than likely what happened. This allows contributors to still submit changes to memorials where the member is inactive, or as in your case, not always active. Unfortunately the site didn't let anyone know about the changes and we've all had to stumble upon it.
When I saw you weren't making the additions, I used that option, rather than sending it to Admin to make the change and them possibly making your user name inactive. I thought that was the better option.
Thank you for your contributions. You may see more in Lakeview. There are a couple of us involved in researching the cemetery for a visitors center that has been created at the cemetery.
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Hi Dotty, I guess our messages on findagrave.com have not gone unnoticed. Are you getting querys from Stafford Smith descendants? I love to meet relatives I never knew I had and I'm more than glad to help anyone who asks. If I give you my e-mail, could we trade information about Stafford Smith? I
probably don't have as much as you do but who knows, maybe you'd like to learn about Phebe's parents. it's firstname.lastname@example.com
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Hello again, I'm still plugging away on William and Phebe but as you mentioned it's hard to find anything. If I may ask, were you looking in Greene County, Indiana for William's will? I ask because that's the last place I have any record of the two of them. I suspect they both passed sometime before 1850 otherwise they would be easier to find.
I'll keep working on my end and if I'm lucky enough to find something I'll pass it on to you. Thanks again for all your time and trouble. Regards, Dan
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Hi Dotty, I might not be as surprised as you think. ha! I've been doing the Kemps since 1985 and I have a bookcase, two filing cabinets full of Reuben Kemp's descendants. Up until a few years ago I had very little on Phebe and William Smith, I tried but William Smith is such a common name. Then I learned that his father was Stafford Smith and I could work with that. I guess you knew about William and Phebe living in Hardin County, KY. Your
Stafford Smith must have been a restless man to live in so many places. Do you happen to know where Phebe and William Smith are buried? I think Stafford Smith is in Greene County, Indiana but I don't have a clue about William and Phebe. If you have a list of his children, would it be possible for me to get a copy please? You can probably get into the D.A.R under Reuben Kemp if you wanted to. Have you seen his pension application from October of 1832. I can send you a copy if you want.
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RE: Wm. Smith & Phebe Kemp
Hi Dotty, I wish I knew what you had on William and Phebe, maybe you can fill in some blanks for me also. Do you a copy of the marriage bond from Hardin County, Kentucky? Hardin County is where they were married at. I have a copy of the bond in my files but I'll have to look for it. I recall that Stafford Smith was born in Ireland and came to America at the age of 18. I think he fought in the Revolutionary War but his pension application was rejected. He supposedly came from Ireland with a brother named John but they went their separate ways when they reached America. After the War he moved to Washington County, KY and then moved here and there for the next 30 years finally settling in Greene County,Kentucky. I think Stafford must have actually been residing in Hardin County, KY in 1807.
There is another record that a Rebeckah Smith married John McShose, Stafford Smith gave his consent and a John Smith was surety and witness.
William married Phebe Kemp on June 29, 1805 and the witness was again John Smith. I have some of Phebe and William's sons ending up in Illinois.
Silas Smith is buried in the Hall Cemetery and
wesley Smith is buried in Fayette County, IL.
The other two boys, Nelson and Wesley, I'm not sure of. I have more information if you're interested. My e-mail is email@example.com
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Last weekend's bipartisan talks produced little progress on a debt limit deal. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) pulled out of the negotiations on Saturday, citing disagreements with the White House over tax revenues.
"Despite good-faith efforts to find common ground, the White House will not pursue a bigger debt reduction agreement without tax hikes," said Boehner. "I believe the best approach may be to focus on producing a smaller measure, based on the cuts identified in the Biden-led negotiations, that still meets our call for spending reforms and cuts greater than the amount of any debt limit increase."
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"Good morning everybody. I want to give a quick update on debt negotiations, provide my perspective, then I'm going to take a few questions.
"As all of you know, I met with congressional leaders yesterday and we're going to be meeting again today. We're going to meet every single day until we get this resolved.
"The good news is that all the leaders continue to believe – rightly – that it is not acceptable for us not to raise the debt ceiling and to allow the U.S. government to default. We cannot threaten the United State's full faith and credit for the first time in our history. We still have a lot of work to do though to get this problem solved. So let me just make a couple of points.
"First of all, all of us agree that we should use this opportunity to do something meaningful on debt and deficits. The reports that have been out there have been largely accurate that Speaker Boehner and myself had been in a series of conversations about doing the biggest deal possible so that we could actually resolve our debt and deficit challenge for a long stretch of time. I want to say I appreciate Speaker Boehner's good faith efforts on that front.
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"It is possible for us to construct a package that would be balanced, would share sacrifice, and would involve both parties taking on their sacred cows, would involve some meaningful changes to Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid that would preserve the integrity of the programs and keep our sacred trust with our seniors but make sure those programs were there not just for this generation but for the next generation. That it is possible for us to bring revenues in a way that does not impeded current recovery but is fair and balanced.
"We have agreed to a series of spending cuts that will make the government leaner, meaner, more effective, more efficient, and give taxpayers a bigger bang for their buck. That includes defense spending, that includes health spending, that includes some programs that I like very much and it'd be nice to have but that we can't afford right now.
"If you look at this overall package, we could achieve a situation in which our deficits were at a manageable level and our debt levels were stabilized. The economy as a whole – I think – would benefit from that.
"Moreover, I think it would give the American people enormous confidence that this town could actually do something once in a while. That we could defy the expectations that we're always thinking short-term politics and the next election and every once in a while we break out of that and we do what's right for the country.
"So I continue to push congressional leaders for the largest possible deal and there's going to be resistance. There's frankly resistance from my side to do anything on entitlements. There's strong resistance on the Republican side to do anything on revenues. But if each side takes a maximalist position, if each side wants 100% of what its ideological predispositions are, then we can't get anything done. I think the American people want to see something done. They feel a sense of urgency, both about the breakdown in our political process and also about the situation in our economy.
"So what I've said to the leaders is bring back to me some ideas that you think can get the necessary number of votes in the House and the Senate. I'm happy to consider all options and all alternatives that they're looking at. The things I will not consider are a 30-day or a 60-day or a 90-day or a 180-day temporary stop-gap resolution to the problem.
"This is the United States of America. We don't manage our affairs in three-month increments. We don't risk U.S. default on our obligations because we can't put politics aside.
"I've been very clear to them. We're going to resolve this, we're going to resolve this for a reasonable period of time, and we're going to resolve it in a serious way.
"My hope is as a consequence of the negotiations that take place today, tomorrow, the next day, through next weekend if necessary, we're going to come up with a plan that solves our short-term debt and deficit problems, avoids default, stabilizes the economy, and proves to the American people that we can actually get things done in this country and in this town."
Q Thank you very much, Mr. President. Two quick topics. Given that you're running out of time, can you explain what is your plan for where these talks go if Republicans continue to oppose any tax increases, as they've adamantly said that they will? And secondly, on your point about no short-term stopgap measure, if it came down to that and Congress went that route, I know you're opposed to it but would you veto it?
THE PRESIDENT: I will not sign a 30-day or a 60-day or a 90-day extension. That is just not an acceptable approach. And if we think it's going to be hard — if we think it's hard now, imagine how these guys are going to be thinking six months from now in the middle of election season where they're all up. It's not going to get easier. It's going to get harder. So we might as well do it now — pull off the Band-Aid; eat our peas. (Laughter.) Now is the time to do it. If not now, when?
We keep on talking about this stuff and we have these high-minded pronouncements about how we've got to get control of the deficit and how we owe it to our children and our grandchildren. Well, let's step up. Let's do it. I'm prepared to do it. I'm prepared to take on significant heat from my party to get something done. And I expect the other side should be willing to do the same thing — if they mean what they say that this is important.
And let me just, Ben, comment on this whole issue of tax increases, because there's been a lot of information floating around there. I want to be crystal clear — nobody has talked about increasing taxes now. Nobody has talked about increases –increasing taxes next year. What we have talked about is that starting in 2013, that we have gotten rid of some of these egregious loopholes that are benefiting corporate jet owners or oil companies at a time where they're making billions of dollars of profits. What we have said is as part of a broader package we should have revenues, and the best place to get those revenues are from folks like me who have been extraordinarily fortunate, and that millionaires and billionaires can afford to pay a little bit more — going back to the Bush tax rates.
And what I've also said to Republicans is, if you don't like that formulation, then I'm happy to work with you on tax reform that could potentially lower everybody's rates and broaden the base, as long as that package was sufficiently progressive so that we weren't balancing the budget on the backs of middle-class families and working-class families, and we weren't letting hedge fund managers or authors of best-selling books off the hook.
That is a reasonable proposition. So when you hear folks saying, well, the President shouldn't want massive, job-killing tax increases when the economy is this weak — nobody is looking to raise taxes right now. We're talking about potentially 2013 and the out-years. In fact, the only proposition that's out there about raising taxes next year would be if we don't renew the payroll tax cut that we passed in December, and I'm in favor of renewing it for next year as well. But there have been some Republicans who said we may not renew it.
And if we don't renew that, then the $1,000 that's been going to a typical American family this year as a consequence of the tax cut that I worked with the Republicans and passed in December — that lapses. That could weaken the economy.
So I have bent over backwards to work with the Republicans to try to come up with a formulation that doesn't require them to vote sometime in the next month to increase taxes. What I've said is to identify a revenue package that makes sense, that is commensurate with the sacrifices we're asking other people to make, and then I'm happy to work with you to figure out how else we might do it.
Q Do you see any path to a deal if they don't budge on taxes?
THE PRESIDENT: I do not see a path to a deal if they don't budge, period. I mean, if the basic proposition is "it's my way or the highway," then we're probably not going to get something done because we've got divided government. We've got Democrats controlling the Senate; we probably are going to need Democratic votes in the House for any package that could possibly pass. And so if, in fact, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner are sincere — and I believe they are — that they don't want to see the U.S. government default, then they're going to have to compromise just like Democrats are going to have to compromise; just like I have shown myself willing to compromise.
Chip Reid.
Q Thank you, Mr. President. You said that everybody in the room is willing to do what they have to do, wants to get something done by August 2nd. But isn't the problem the people who aren't in the room, and in particular Republican presidential candidates and Republican Tea Partiers on the Hill, and the American public? The latest CBS News poll showed that only 24 percent of Americans said you should raise the debt limit to avoid an economic catastrophe. There are still 69 percent who oppose raising the debt limit. So isn't the problem that you and others have failed to convince the American people that we have a crisis here, and how are you going to change that?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, let me distinguish between professional politicians and the public at large. The public is not paying close attention to the ins and outs of how a Treasury option goes. They shouldn't. They're worrying about their family; they're worrying about their jobs; they're worrying about their neighborhood. They've got a lot of other things on their plate. We're paid to worry about it.
I think, depending on how you phrase the question, if you said to the American people, is it a good idea for the United States not to pay its bills and potentially create another recession that could throw millions of more people out of work, I feel pretty confident I can get a majority on my side on that one.
And that's the fact. If we don't raise the debt ceiling and we see a crisis of confidence in the markets, and suddenly interest rates are going up significantly, and everybody is paying higher interest rates on their car loans, on their mortgages, on their credit cards, and that's sucking up a whole bunch of additional money out of the pockets of the American people, I promise you they won't like that.
Now, I will say that some of the professional politicians know better. And for them to say that we shouldn't be raising the debt ceiling is irresponsible. They know better.
And this is not something that I am making up. This is not something that Tim Geithner is making up. We're not out here trying to use this as a means of doing all these really tough political things. I'd rather be talking about stuff that everybody welcomes — like new programs or the NFL season getting resolved. Unfortunately, this is what's on our plate. It's before us right now. And we've got to deal with it.
So what you're right about, I think, is, is that the leaders in the room here at a certain point have to step up and do the right thing, regardless of the voices in our respective parties that are trying to undermine that effort.
I have a stake in John Boehner successfully persuading his caucus that this is the right thing to do, just like he has a stake in seeing me successfully persuading the Democratic Party that we should take on these problems that we've been talking about for too long but haven't been doing anything about.
Q Do you think he'll come back to the $4 trillion deal?
THE PRESIDENT: I think Speaker Boehner has been very sincere about trying to do something big. I think he'd like to do something big. His politics within his caucus are very difficult — you're right. And this is part of the problem with a political process where folks are rewarded for saying irresponsible things to win elections or obtain short-term political gain, when we actually are in a position to try to do something hard we haven't always laid the groundwork for. And I think that it's going to take some work on his side, but, look, it's also going to take some work on our side, in order to get this thing done.
I mean, the vast majority of Democrats on Capitol Hill would prefer not to have to do anything on entitlements; would prefer, frankly, not to have to do anything on some of these debt and deficit problems. And I'm sympathetic to their concerns, because they're looking after folks who are already hurting and already vulnerable, and there are a lot of families out there and seniors who are dependant on some of these programs.
And what I've tried to explain to them is, number one, if you look at the numbers, then Medicare in particular will run out of money and we will not be able to sustain that program no matter how much taxes go up. I mean, it's not an option for us to just sit by and do nothing. And if you're a progressive who cares about the integrity of Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid, and believes that it is part of what makes our country great that we look after our seniors and we look after the most vulnerable, then we have an obligation to make sure that we make those changes that are required to make it sustainable over the long term.
And if you're a progressive that cares about investments in Head Start and student loan programs and medical research and infrastructure, we're not going to be able to make progress on those areas if we haven't gotten our fiscal house in order.
So the argument I'm making to my party is, the values we care about — making sure that everybody in this country has a shot at the American Dream and everybody is out there with the opportunity to succeed if they work hard and live a responsible life, and that government has a role to play in providing some of that opportunity through things like student loans and making sure that our roads and highways and airports are functioning, and making sure that we're investing in research and development for the high-tech jobs of the future — if you care about those things, then you've got to be interested in figuring out how do we pay for that in a responsible way.
And so, yeah, we're going to have a sales job; this is not pleasant. It is hard to persuade people to do hard stuff that entails trimming benefits and increasing revenues. But the reason we've got a problem right now is people keep on avoiding hard things, and I think now is the time for us to go ahead and take it on.
Rich Wolf.
Q Thank you, Mr. President. You keep talking about balance, shared sacrifice, but in the $4 trillion deal that you're talking about roughly, it seems to be now at about four-to-one spending to taxes; we're talking about $800 billion in taxes, roughly. That doesn't seem very fair to some Democrats. I'm wondering if you could clarify why we're at that level. And also, if you could clarify your Social Security position — would any of the money from Social Security, even from just Chained CPI, go toward the deficit as opposed to back into the trust fund?
THE PRESIDENT: With respect to Social Security, Social Security is not the source of our deficit problems. Social Security, if it is part of a package, would be an issue of how do we make sure Social Security extends its life and is strengthened? So the reason to do Social Security is to strengthen Social Security to make sure that those benefits are there for seniors in the out-years. And the reason to include that potentially in this package is if you're going to take a bunch of tough votes, you might as well do it now, as opposed to trying to muster up the political will to get something done further down in the future.
With respect to a balanced package, is the package that we're talking about exactly what I would want? No. I might want more revenues and fewer cuts to programs that benefit middle-class families that are trying to send their kids to college, or benefit all of us because we're investing more in medical research.
So I make no claims that somehow the position that Speaker Boehner and I discussed reflects 100 percent of what I want. But that's the point. My point is, is that I'm willing to move in their direction in order to get something done. And that's what compromise entails. We have a system of government in which everybody has got to give a little bit.
Now, what I will say is, is that the revenue components that we've discussed would be significant and would target folks who can most afford it. And if we don't do any revenue — because you may hear the argument that why not just go ahead and do all the cuts and we can debate the revenue issues in the election — right? You'll hear that from some Republicans. The problem is, is that if you don't do the revenues, then to get the same amount of savings you've got to have more cuts, which means that it's seniors, or it's poor kids, or it's medical researchers, or it's our infrastructure that suffers.
And I do not want, and I will not accept, a deal in which I am asked to do nothing, in fact, I'm able to keep hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional income that I don't need, while a parent out there who is struggling to figure out how to send their kid to college suddenly finds that they've got a couple thousand dollars less in grants or student loans.
That's what the revenue debate is about. It's not because I want to raise revenues for the sake of raising revenues, or I've got some grand ambition to create a bigger government. It's because if we're going to actually solve the problem, there are a finite number of ways to do it. And if you don't have revenues, it means you are putting more of a burden on the people who can least afford it. And that's not fair. And I think the American people agree with me on that.
Sam Stein.
Q Thank you, Mr. President. With unemployment now at 9.2 percent and a large chunk of those lost jobs coming from the private sector, is now a really good time to cut trillions of dollars in spending? How will we still create jobs? And then to piggyback on the Social Security question — what do you say to members of your own party who say it doesn't contribute to the deficit, let's consider it but not in the context of this deal?
THE PRESIDENT: Our biggest priority as an administration is getting the economy back on track and putting people back to work. Now, without relitigating the past, I'm absolutely convinced, and the vast majority of economists are convinced, that the steps we took in the Recovery Act saved millions of people their jobs or created a whole bunch of jobs.
And part of the evidence of that is as you see what happens with the Recovery Act phasing out. When I came into office and budgets were hemorrhaging at the state level, part of the Recovery Act was giving states help so they wouldn't have to lay off teachers, police officers, firefighters. As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector — teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs.
So my strong preference would be for us to figure out ways that we can continue to provide help across the board. But I'm operating within some political constraints here, because whatever I do has to go through the House of Representatives.
What that means then is, is that among the options that are available to us is, for example, the payroll tax cut, which might not be exactly the kind of program that I would design in order to boost employment but does make a difference because it puts money in the pockets of people who are then spending it at businesses, large and small. That gives them more customers, increases demand, and it gives businesses a greater incentive to hire. And that would be, for example, a component of this overall package.
Unemployment benefits, again, puts money in the pockets of folks who are out there knocking on doors trying to find a job every day. Giving them those resources, that puts more money into the economy and that potentially improves it — improves the climate for businesses to want to hire.
So as part of a component of a deal, I think it's very important for us to look at what are the steps we can take short term in order to put folks back to work. I am not somebody who believes that just because we solve the deficit and debt problems short term, medium term, or long term, that that automatically solves the unemployment problem. I think we're still going to have to do a bunch of stuff — including, for example, trade deals that are before Congress right now that could add tens of thousands of jobs.
Republicans gave me this list the beginning of this year as a priority, something that they thought they could do. Now I'm ready to do it, and so far we haven't gotten the kind of movement that I would have expected.
We've got the potential to create an infrastructure bank that could put construction workers to work right now, rebuilding our roads and our bridges and our vital infrastructure all across the country. So those are still areas where I think we can make enormous progress.
I do think that if the country as a whole sees Washington act responsibly, compromises being made, the deficit and debt being dealt with for 10, 15, 20 years, that that will help with businesses feeling more confident about aggressively investing in this country, foreign investors saying America has got its act together and are willing to invest. And so it can have a positive impact in overall growth and employment.
It's not the only solution. We're still going to have to have a strong jobs agenda. But it is part of a solution. I might add it is the primary solution that the Republicans have offered when it comes to jobs. They keep on going out there and saying, "Mr. President, what are you doing about jobs?" And when you ask them, well, what would you do? "We've got to get government spending under control and we've got to get our deficits under control." So I say, okay, let's go. Where are they? I mean, this is what they claim would be the single biggest boost to business certainty and confidence. So what's the holdup?
With respect to Social Security, as I indicated earlier, making changes to these programs is so difficult that this may be an opportunity for us to go ahead and do something smart that strengthens Social Security and gives not just this generation but future generations the opportunity to say this thing is going to be in there for the long haul.
Now, that may not be possible and you're absolutely right that, as I said, Social Security is not the primary driver of our long-term deficits and debt. On the other hand, we do want to make sure that Social Security is going to be there for the next generations, and if there is a reasonable deal to be had on it, it is one that I'm willing to pursue.
Q "Are there things with respect to Social Security, like raising the retirement age, means testing — are those too big a chunk for —
THE PRESIDENT: "I'm probably not going to get into the details, Sam, right now of negotiations. I might enjoy negotiating with you, but I don't know how much juice you've got in the Republican caucus. (Laughter.) That's what I figured.
"All right, Lesley Clark.
Q "Thank you, Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: "Thank you.
Q "Have you — you've talked with economists, you said that economists have agreed that a deal needs to be made. Have you worked with new U.S. business leaders at all to lobby Congress to raise the debt ceiling? And if so, who are you talking to?
THE PRESIDENT: "I have spoken extensively to business leaders. And I'll be honest with you. I think that business leaders in the abstract want to see a resolution to this problem. What I've found is that they are somewhat hesitant to weigh in on some of these issues even if they're willing to say something privately to me, partly because they've got a whole bunch of business pending before Congress and they don't want to make anybody mad.
"So this is a problem of our politics and our politicians, but it's not exclusively a problem of our politics and our politicians. The business community is a lot like everybody else, which is we want to cut everybody else's stuff and we want to keep our stuff. We want to cut our taxes, but if you want to raise revenue with somebody else's taxes, that's okay. And that kind of mindset is why we never get the problem solved.
"There have been business leaders, like Warren Buffet, who I think have spoken out forcefully on this issue. I think some of the folks who participated in the Bowles-Simpson Commission made very clear that they would agree to a balanced approach even if it meant for them, individually, that they were seeing slightly higher taxes on their income, given that they're — I think the average CEO, if I'm not mistaken, saw a 23 percent raise this past year while the average worker saw a zero to one percent raise last year.
"So I think that there are a lot of well-meaning business people out there who recognize the need to make something happen. But I think that they've been hesitant to be as straightforward as I'd like when it says, this is what a balanced package means. It means that we've got some spending cuts; it means that we've got some increased revenue; and it means that we're taking on some of the drivers of our long-term debt and deficits.
Q "And can you say, as the clock ticks down, whether or not the administration is —
THE PRESIDENT: "I'm sorry —
Q "Can you say, as the clock ticks down, whether or not the administration is working on any sort of contingency plans if things don't happen by August?
THE PRESIDENT: "We are going to get this done by August 2nd.
"George Condon.
Q "Mr. President, to follow on Chip's question, you said that the Speaker faces tough politics in his caucus. Do you have complete confidence that he can deliver the votes on anything that he agrees to? Is he in control of his caucus?
THE PRESIDENT: "That's a question for the Speaker, not a question for me. My experience with John Boehner has been good. I think he's a good man who wants to do right by the country. I think that it's a — as Chip alluded to, the politics that swept him into the speakership were good for a midterm election; they're tough for governing. And part of what the Republican caucus generally needs to recognize is that American democracy works when people listen to each other, we're willing to give each other the benefit of the doubt, we assume the patriotism and good intentions of the other side, and we're willing to make some sensible compromises to solve big problems. And I think that there are members of that caucus who haven't fully arrived at that realization yet.
Q "So your confidence in him wasn't shaken by him walking away from the big deal he said he wanted?
THE PRESIDENT: "These things are a tough process. And, look, in fairness, a big deal would require a lot of work on the part of Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi and myself to bring Democrats along. But the point is, is if everybody gets in the boat at the same time, it doesn't tip over. I think that was Bob Dole's famous comment after striking a deal with the President and Mr. Gingrich back in the '90s. And that is always the case when it comes to difficult but important tasks like this.
"Last question. April Ryan.
Q "Mr. President, hi. I want to revisit the issue of sacrifice. In 2009, you said that — expect the worst to come; we have not seen the worst yet. And now with these budget cuts looming, you have minorities, the poor, the elderly, as well as people who are scared of losing jobs fearful. And also, what say you about Congressman Chaka Fattah's bill, the Debt Free America Act? Do you support that bill? Are you supporting the Republican bill that is similar to his, modeled after Congressman Fattah's bill?
THE PRESIDENT: "Well, I'm not going to comment on a particular bill right now. Let me speak to the broader point that you're asking about, April.
"This recession has been hard on everybody, but obviously it's harder on folks who've got less. And the thing that I am obsessed with, and have been since I came into office, is all those families out there who are doing the right thing every single day, who are looking after their families, who are just struggling to keep up, and just feel like they're falling behind, no matter how hard they work.
"I got a letter this past week from a woman who — her husband had lost his job, had pounded the pavement, finally found a job. They felt like things were stabilizing for a few months. Six months later he lost his second job. Now they're back looking again and trying to figure out how they are going to make ends meet. And there are just hundreds of thousands of folks out there who really have seen as tough of an economy as we've seen in our lifetimes.
"Now, we took very aggressive steps when I first came into office to yank the economy out of a potential Great Depression and stabilize it. And we were largely successful in stabilizing it. But we stabilized it at a level where unemployment is still too high and the economy is not growing fast enough to make up for all the jobs that were lost before I took office and the few months after I took office.
"So this unemployment rate has been really stubborn. There are a couple of ways that we can solve that. Number one is to make sure that the overall economy is growing. And so we have continued to take a series of steps to make sure that there's money in people's pockets that they can go out there and spend. That's what these payroll tax cuts were about.
"We've taken a number of steps to make sure that businesses are willing to invest, and that's what the small business tax cuts and some of the tax breaks for companies that are willing to invest in plants and equipment — and zero capital gains for small businesses — that's what that was all about, was giving businesses more incentive to invest.
"We have worked to make sure that the training programs that are out there for folks who are having to shift from jobs that may not exist anymore so that they can get the training they need for the jobs that do exist, that those are improved and sharpened.
"We have put forward a series of proposals to make sure that regulations that may be unnecessary and are hampering some businesses from investing, that we are examining all of those for their cost and their benefits. And if they are not providing the kind of benefits in terms of the public health, and clean air and clean water, and worker safety that have been promised, then we should get rid of some of those regulations.
"So we've been looking at the whole menu of steps that can be taken. We are now in a situation where because the economy has moved slower than we wanted, because of the deficits and debt that result from the recession and the crisis, that taking a approach that costs trillions of dollars is not an option. We don't have that kind of money right now.
"What we can do is to solve this underlying debt and deficit problem for a long period of time so that then we can get back to having a conversation about, all right, since we now have solved this problem, that's not — no longer what's hampering economic growth, that's not feeding business and uncertainty, everybody feels that the ground is stable under our feet, are there some strategies that we could pursue that would really focus on some targeted job growth — infrastructure being a primary example.
"I mean, the infrastructure bank that we've proposed is relatively small. But could we imagine a project where we're rebuilding roads and bridges and ports and schools and broadband lines and smart grids, and taking all those construction workers and putting them to work right now? I can imagine a very aggressive program like that that I think the American people would rally around and would be good for the economy not just next year or the year after, but for the next 20 or 30 years.
"But we can't even have that conversation if people feel as if we don't have our fiscal house in order. So the idea here is let's act now. Let's get this problem off the table. And then with some firm footing, with a solid fiscal situation, we will then be in a position to make the kind of investments that I think are going to be necessary to win the future.
"So this is not a right or left, conservative-liberal situation. This is how do we operate in a smart way, understanding that we've got some short-term challenges and some long-term challenges. If we can solve some of those long-term challenges, that frees up some of our energies to be able to deal with some of these short-term ones, as well.
"All right? Thank you very much, everybody."
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