Obama Busts Liberals’ Favorite Myth And The Budget

Rep. Jim Jordan, Chair, House Republican Study Committee (RSC): Shortly after taking office, President Obama promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his four year-term. Considering how much his stimulus plan and other spending increases ballooned the starting deficit, it seemed an easy promise to keep.

Well, he just broke that promise beyond all recognition. Barack Obama isn’t just the only president ever to oversee a $1 trillion deficit. The budget he proposed today has him running the deficit over $1 trillion for the fourth straight year!

In addition to busting the budget, he accidentally busts one of the Left’s favorite myths – the notion that huge tax increases on wealthy Americans will put an end to deficits. Even with the massive tax hikes liberals have sought for years (and an $850 billion gimmick of “saving” money that was never going to be spent), President Obama’s budget never balances. Never!

In reality, paying for all the spending President Obama demands would mean a huge tax increase on middle class families. That’s a clear recipe for fewer jobs and a more bloated government. It’s why conservatives want to cut, cap, and balance the budget. It’s one of the reasons we must repeal ObamaCare. And it shows the undeniable need for our Jobs Through Growth Act.

This country has a choice to make. We can choose the Obama road to debt, doubt, and decline, or we can choose the conservative path of less spending, more jobs, and better opportunities for everyone.
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RSC members recent articles addressing conservative viewpoint:

• Rep. Steve King (IA-05): No Force More Powerful Than English; The Hill, Feb 6.
• Rep. Reid Ribble (WI-08): Coming Together to Get out of Debt; The Hill, Feb 6.
• Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-01): Public Needs Truth in Operation Fast & Furious; The Arizona Republic, Feb 6.
• Rep. Renee Ellmers (NC-02): A Price to be Paid with Over-Regulation; The Hill, Feb 6.
• Rep. Allen West (FL-22): The Danger of A Nation of Dependents; The Foundry, Feb 8.
• Rep. Scott Garrett (NJ-05): Debt Crisis a Great Deal Worse Than Washington Will Admit; The Washington Examiner, Feb 8.
• Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22): We Need a Domestic Energy Solution to Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil; The Hill, Feb 8.
Rep. Kevin Brady (TX-08): New Unemployment Numbers Do Not Tell the Whole Story; The Hill, Feb 8.
• Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04): Entitlement Reform: Now Is the Time; The Hill, Feb 9.
• Rep. Phil Gingrey (GA-11): Keystone Versus Solyndra; The Washington Times, Feb 9.
• Rep. Jeff Miller (FL-01): Sequestration & VA - Our Veterans Deserve an Answer; The Hill, Feb 10.
• Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03): Energy & Infrastructure Act: Competitive & Fiscally Responsible; The Hill, Feb 10.
• Rep. Mike Kelly (PA-03): Notre Dame’s Teachable Moment; National Review Online, Feb 10.

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