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Conn Carroll
February 26, 2013
President Obama will visit Newport News, Va. today, where he will warn that jobs will be lost, security will be compromised, and the heavens will fall from the sky unless Republicans agree to tax hikes before this Friday. Obamas appearance at the Virginia shipyard is just one small part of the White Houses much larger campaign to convince the American people that modern society as we know it will swiftly disintegrate into chaos if the federal government is forced to spend a mere $44 billion less this year than it originally planned. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Politicos David Nather has a good article out today debunking a slew of Obamas sky is falling claims. That 70,000 Head Start students will be kicked out of the program number? HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius made it up. Those 1.2 million disadvantaged students who will lose special education funding? Those cuts wouldnt kick in until next school year. FDA delays in drug approval? Longer TSA wait lines at airports? Compared to what? These federal agencies are already notoriously wasteful, inefficient, and slow.
The White House is setting itself up for an embarrassing Chicken Little moment this Friday. Wall Street is bored with Washingtons fiscal games. The chances of a huge market collapse on Friday are extremely low. Most federal employees wont be furloughed for weeks. Most government services are still, thankfully, provided by state and local governments, and will continue as scheduled. The sky is not going to fall.
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February 26, 2013
President Obama will visit Newport News, Va. today, where he will warn that jobs will be lost, security will be compromised, and the heavens will fall from the sky unless Republicans agree to tax hikes before this Friday. Obamas appearance at the Virginia shipyard is just one small part of the White Houses much larger campaign to convince the American people that modern society as we know it will swiftly disintegrate into chaos if the federal government is forced to spend a mere $44 billion less this year than it originally planned. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Politicos David Nather has a good article out today debunking a slew of Obamas sky is falling claims. That 70,000 Head Start students will be kicked out of the program number? HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius made it up. Those 1.2 million disadvantaged students who will lose special education funding? Those cuts wouldnt kick in until next school year. FDA delays in drug approval? Longer TSA wait lines at airports? Compared to what? These federal agencies are already notoriously wasteful, inefficient, and slow.
The White House is setting itself up for an embarrassing Chicken Little moment this Friday. Wall Street is bored with Washingtons fiscal games. The chances of a huge market collapse on Friday are extremely low. Most federal employees wont be furloughed for weeks. Most government services are still, thankfully, provided by state and local governments, and will continue as scheduled. The sky is not going to fall.
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Morning Examiner: Obama?s chicken little presidency | WashingtonExaminer.com
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