A few days ago, the president announced that he would be holding firm on his demand for $1.6 trillion in new tax revenue from the rich as part of any deal he would make to address the “fiscal cliff” and our debt problem. In theory, the president promises some spending cuts. That’s what he calls the “balanced approach,” and it is a recipe for disaster because it will both fail to address our debt problem and hurt the economy.

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