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So Long as He Gets What He Wants, Obama Is Flexible in the Budget Negotiations

So Long as He Gets What He Wants, Obama Is Flexible in the Budget Negotiations

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Dan Mitchell

Appearing on Freedom Watch, I explain that the White House is very flexible. The President will be happy if GOPers cut their own wrists and agree to a tax increase. That means Obama can tax and spend.

But he’ll also be satisfied if Republicans approve a “clean debt limit increase,” meaning Obama can borrow and spend.

The unifying theme, in case it’s not obvious, is that the Administration will go along with any outcome that enables more spending and bigger government.

In the second half of the video, the discussion shifts to whether the government has the right to seize children if parents allow them to get too chubby. Not surprisingly, I’m leery of giving bureaucrats that kind of power.


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July 17, 2011
Dan Mitchell

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Dan Mitchell is co-founder of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity and Chairman of the Board. He is an expert in international tax competition and supply-side tax policy.

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