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WahooRQ

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Being responsible doesn't require a balanced budget - in fact, insisting on


one for the sake of doing so can be the definition of irresponsible (as we learned when FDR was president). Politics got in the way of a lot during Obama's second term, but he did try to raise taxes some and deficits did shrink annually after the recession had lifted. I don't care that he didn't insist on a "balanced budget" and also did not say he was perfect -- but one thing he did not do was make a case to supercharge the economy on deficit spending and tax cuts after it was already doing very well.

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Posted: 02/12/2018 at 3:14PM



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So what is up with the budget? -- Quaker 02/12/2018 2:03PM
  As David Brooks said on the NewsHour, -- HowieT3 02/12/2018 2:52PM
  Ouch ** -- Quaker 02/12/2018 3:07PM
  Unfortunately, that is very accurate. ** -- HoosWillWin 02/12/2018 2:55PM
  Deficit hawks hibernate during GOP administrations ** -- hokeyhokie 02/12/2018 2:09PM

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