No big budget deal? Blame Obama, not Boehner
President Barack Obama could have done two things that might have saved his Mother of All Budget Deals. First, he could have embraced market-centered, consumer -focused reforms to Medicare. That was about as likely as him accepting an Obamacare rollback. Second, he could have agreed — as House Speaker John Boehner and Republicans suggested — to sharply reduce tax rates in return for fewer special tax deductions/breaks/loopholes/subsidies. Recall that ... Full Story »
Posted by Roland F. Hirsch - via Real Clear Politics, Fig (t)
