When the country's indebtedness is so colossal and where the budget deficit is so huge, there is a moral obligation on people to pay their fair and reasonable dues.

What we do want to see is reforms that are going to have a permanent effect on the budget deficit.

There is a moral obligation that those who have should give to those who don't.

I can assure that this president is very concerned about the budget deficit.

We not only have a legal obligation to honor our commitments, we have a moral obligation to provide the coverage we promised to provide to these people.

Not in the constitution, but I would propose a law to the French parliament that provides for reducing the budget deficit year by year, until we have reached a balanced budget by 2017.