Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, appeared on CBS Face the Nation today with a message that wasn’t necessarily anything new, but which put the correct emphasis on opposing “triggers” in any spending reform deal.
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Whether they actually do jump from the boat together remains to be seen, but this language about “automatic clawbacks” is important. One way Congress can avoid dealing with our spending problem is to set some date in the future at which spending must be cut or taxes raised (or some combination of the two) in the event that deficits remain a problem.
This is a cop-out and an act of cowardice, not a solution. It’s an opportunity to avoid making difficult cuts now, in hopes of being able to pretend later that your hands are tied when tax increases or even more draconian cuts become the inevitable consequence of current inaction.
