CNN\u2019s Fareed Zakaria challenged Grover Norquist\u2019s opposition to tax increases during an interview on Sunday, insisting that the anti-tax zealot\u2019s opposition to higher taxes \u2014 gospel which the GOP has adopted \u2014 could lead to financial collapse and turn the nation into \u201canother Greece.\u201d \u201cIn other words, I don\u2019t like high taxes, but the question is if you want lots of government services, you have two options. You can either have high taxes, or you can borrow the money,\u201d Zakaria said.<\/p>\n
Norquist responded that Americans don\u2019t want higher taxes and tried to argue that lawmakers can make-up for the lost revenue and still fund social programs and other government priorities with the \u201ceconomic growth\u201d that results from cutting tax rates. But Zarakai didn\u2019t buy it. Pointing out that growth declined after President George W. Bush\u2019s massive tax cuts and increased after President Bill Clinton raised them, he told Norquist, \u201cThis is a wish, not a plan\u201d:<\/p>\n