Obama blasts GOP budget as ‘social Darwinism’

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President Obama unleashed his harshest attack yet against House Republican’s budget proposal Tuesday, calling it a “Trojan horse” and “thinly veiled social Darwinism” that would contribute to a total breakdown of government services.

“It’s laughable,” Obama said of the House budget, which calls for $5.3 trillion in spending cuts, as well as tax cuts for households earning more than $250,000. “Disguised as a deficit reduction plan, it’s really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country.”

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