Another great Times editorial. Skip to the bottom - you already know that our real budget problems lie with mandatory programs (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid) although I absolutely think we should pull out of Iraq and Afghanistan and slash the defense budget to pre-2001 levels.
The great thing about the Times, is that the only sacrifice you see them calling for is in the form of tax increases - although at least they seem to realize that Obama's gonna have to break yet another campaign promise and hit the middle class as well as the "rich".
Never once do they suggest that the mandatory spending programs be reformed. Typical Progressive/Liberal garbage. Note also that the bill itself does nothing but allow the Executive to use rescissions as a political club to advance the White House agenda.
Also, since the bill targets only discretionary spending, which if you exclude the military (which nobody will ever vote to cut - it's unpatriotic you know, no matter how wasteful it is), doesn't amount to a hill of beans compared to the mandatory stuff.
The downside is that it will be difficult for lawmakers to oppose this bill. Legislators of both parties should strongly consider a united bipartisan rejection of this ill-conceived bill before they cede even more power to an executive branch that is already out of control.
"rescission"
- Editorial - Waste, Fraud and the Truth in Government Spending - NYTimes.com (view on Google Sidewiki)
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