What Happened to Curbing the Deficit?
In its extreme enthusiasm for Obama, the press has totally neglected the deficit issue, which was the entire reason behind the creation of the fiscal cliff in the first place. Instead the press has focused exclusively on Obama's absurd "tax the rich" gambit. Obama's plan will likely lead to lower, not higher, revenues from the top two percent. So, that part of the Obama agenda simply raises the deficit and provides disincentives to expand employment. Great policy!
Meanwhile, the $ 1.6 trillion deficit is getting larger. The real cliff lies ahead when the debt markets begin to balk at the continued explosion in US sovereign debt. We are now on "Greece watch." It is only a matter of time.
Meanwhile, the media continues to be irrelevant to the real issue of our time. For a brief period, the media and Obama can enjoy their "victory," but the long run, not so long run now, leads to insolvency. Watching Greece and Spain is instructive. The media should spend some time in Greece and Spain to see where their policies lead.
Let's hope that McConnell can resist Reid, Biden and Obama and let nature take it's course. Over the cliff we go.
Meanwhile, the $ 1.6 trillion deficit is getting larger. The real cliff lies ahead when the debt markets begin to balk at the continued explosion in US sovereign debt. We are now on "Greece watch." It is only a matter of time.
Meanwhile, the media continues to be irrelevant to the real issue of our time. For a brief period, the media and Obama can enjoy their "victory," but the long run, not so long run now, leads to insolvency. Watching Greece and Spain is instructive. The media should spend some time in Greece and Spain to see where their policies lead.
Let's hope that McConnell can resist Reid, Biden and Obama and let nature take it's course. Over the cliff we go.
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