Obama's PAYGO Plan Won't Cut the Federal Budget Anytime Soon
the president's self-congratulatory back-patting about fiscal rectitude is more than a bit hard to take in light of the huge exceptions he would grant. Yes, the president inherited a budget in arrears, an economy in tatters and a tax system that is unsustainable as written. It was necessary to add to the deficit in the short term to jolt the economy back to life. The House has these four exemptions in its pay-as-you-go rule; even without the Obama ... Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
Exiting two military occupations and chopping the military budget would much help the deficit.