The collectivist in chief

Published April 13, 2011 4:00am ET



President Obama on Wednesday unveiled his vision to address the nation’s long-term debt crisis. While he deserves credit for using his perch to draw attention to the magnitude of the problem, his proposals to raise taxes and slash military spending while doing little to address the entitlement reforms won’t avert the crisis. Below, I’ve rounded up the good, the bad and the ugly from Obama’s speech.

The good:

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