john mcclellan is a guest, wherever he is. come join me. john is the head of our tax analysis commission. do not mind, would you please state your name and organization when i ask you a question. quarterly.ional there used to be sort of a rule about revenue that averaged 18% and spending 20%. over the next 10 years, you are saying revenue 17% and spending 20%, set correct? >> that's right. >> juno know at what point that changed and why it change. instead about the same but it looks like -- >> over the past 50 years, revenue has dropped from 1817. thehe reason it dropped was tax back. we expect the revenue projections are going to real about their 50-year historic average by the end of the 10 year. . particular lead during the next we will get back higher than normal revenue. >> did the great recession play a part in reducing past revenues which helped bring the past two 17%?rom 18% of >> there is a real cyclical aspect to revenues and spending. the great recession i think actually doubled the size of the debt in five quick years from lower

the capital, lincoln once again calls on george mcclellan. >> lincoln's decision to replace mcclellan with johnmcclellan... >> present arms! >> ...the devil you know, back in charge, in spite of all that's happened before. >> the president has made his decision. stand by me and all will be well. >> hoping to end the war swiftly, lee marches his army across the potomac into maryland, carrying the fight to union soil for the first time. with his invasion of maryland, lee is hoping to get the fighting out of northern virginia. [ reel ticking, shutter clicks ] the bigger picture that he's after is this one decisive battle on northern soil that, in this case, might drive maryland into the confederacy. ♪ >> when the rebels invade maryland, lee sees himself as a liberator, freeing the state from an oppressive federal government. now, southerners view lincoln as a tyrant for imposing martial law in response to the baltimore riot, and are convinced that maryland will secede once the confederates arrive. but the truth is, as a border state, maryland's loyalties are still divided. and when lee's troops oc

mcclellan. sherman, with respect to the black troops disregarded it and he was quite confident in his relationship to grant and his relationship with his brother, senator john sherman, and his power base in ohio, that he was not going to be stacked. -- he was not going to be sacked. the generals in those days felt authoritylt much more to take telegrams from washington as advisory rather than as orders. i think i am done. we will have the panel of all six of us momentarily. [applause] avid cameron testifies about global security. unfoldsn, where history daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events aroundington, d.c., and the country. c-span

mcclellan. all lost, -- a lot sherman, with , respect to the black troops disregarded it and he was quite confident in his relationship to grant and his relationship with his brother, senator john sherman, and his power base in ohio, that he was not going to be sacked. the generals in those days felt much more authority to take telegrams from washington as advisory rather than as orders. i think i am done. we will have the panel of all six of us momentarily. [applause] >> thank you for announcing our panel. >> you are watching american history tv. 48-hours of programming every weekend on c-span3. forow us on twitter information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history news. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and today's we bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in theington, d.c. and around country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. each week, american artifacts takes you to bcm's and historic places to learn about american history.