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The “Balanced” Approach

"The deficit needs to be reduced in a way that's balanced"

January 3, 2013

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President Obama has repeatedly called for a “balanced” approach to reducing the deficit, but the recent Fiscal Cliff fix contains no actual spending cuts while soaking Americans with higher taxes.

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