Aren't budget cuts the belt tightening we need in the U.S.?

As we watch job cuts and pullbacks on spending in so many areas of our government, we have to ask - is this exactly what we needed? We knew this would be painful. Is this short term pain for long term gain? KSL Newsradio's Amanda Dickson asked her guests on A Woman's View. Her guests this week include former state Senator and Representative Patrice Arent, Holly Willard, owner of Grand View Family Counseling in Bountiful and writer Dorothy McGinnis-Coburn.