On Budget Deficits, Obama Is Agnostic
Will tough decisions about the budget get made?
So agnostic definition is something the Google searchers wants to know today. It probably doesn’t have anything to do with religion, as the word is usually applied in that context. It has a few others uses, however. Courtesy of the New York Times Word of the Day, heres a snapshot:
agnostic ag-ns-tik, ?g- noun and adjective
noun:someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something
noun: a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist)
adjective:of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism
adjective:uncertain of all claims to knowledge
The Obama budget: vocabulary lesson or endless cash loan?
The Swamp ran an article bearing the “Obama Agnostic” headline about the deficits.” Reigning the federal deficit in can lead to higher taxes on the middle class, but Obama is promising it won’t happen. Instead of committing to one particular idea or strategy, he’s staying “agnostic” and waiting for an idea.
No new taxes, no new cuts?
Obama said to the press that we can’t cut our way out of this problem.” Tax increases and cuts in Social Security and Medicare might be where Obama goes, but he didn’t give Bloomberg any definitive answers. He is staying “agnostic,” which is the sort of typical non-committal language native to politicians.
Do anything but commit
I understand political gamesmanship. I also understand that repairing something as large as our national debt is a tremendously complex task. Obamasproposed budget cuts it down to $ 1.267 trillion, improving on the $ 1.56 projection, but he’s looking at $ 727 billion by 2013! Remaining agnostic wont get you very far, as tough decisions will have to be made right away to meet a 2013 deadline. The recession has only made that road harder to travel, and more people are looking to cash loans than ever. Decide, and stick to it.