Comments on: Cornyn puts pressure on president to mimic Texas http://www.ennisdailynews.com/letters-to-the-editor/cornyn-puts-pressure-on-president-to-mimic-texas/ Since 1891 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:05:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Hugh Campbell http://www.ennisdailynews.com/letters-to-the-editor/cornyn-puts-pressure-on-president-to-mimic-texas/#comment-7690 Hugh Campbell Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:12:20 +0000 http://www.ennisdailynews.com/?p=11870#comment-7690 Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) – Puppet Master of Deficit Shell Game

A recent editorial by Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) in USA TODAY titled Opposing view: Just say no to higher taxes

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2011-07-04-opposing-view-debt-limit-taxes_n.htm

speaks volumes regarding the Obama administration’s misjudgment with the Fiscal Commission. Demands for the Commission arose from the 2008 book/movie I.O.U.S.A. highlighted: the Leadership, trade, savings and budget deficits; the first three being the most middle class relevant and root causes of the budget deficit, the tip of the iceberg. The ATR’s pledge signers (not permitted to negotiate in good faith) limit the focus only to spending, throwing middle class relevant deficits under the bus and allow ATR to be the Puppet Master of a deficit shell game.

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