President Obama is Beating the GOPers at their own game..Reducing Gov't

[DCBob]

20. Smart move by the President.. politically and practically.

What he is proposing makes sense and puts the GOPers on the hot seat. Plus it takes away a major talking point. I suspect we will be hearing more and more ideas like this as we campaign season heats up.

from Boston Globe:

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"Right now, we have a 21st century economy, but we've still got a government organized for the 20th century," Obama said. "Over the years, the needs of Americans have changed, but our government has not. In fact, it's gotten even more complex. And that has to change."

On government reorganization, Obama wants a guarantee from Congress that he could get a vote within 90 days on any idea to consolidate federal agencies, provided it saves money and cuts the government. His first order of business would be to merge six major trade and commerce agencies into one -- eliminating, among others, the Commerce Department.
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The proposal is in part a challenge to congressional Republicans since it embraces the traditional GOP goal of smaller government, and Obama called on Congress to back him.
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Obama is also promising new tax incentives for businesses that bring jobs to the U.S. instead of shipping them overseas, and he wants to eliminate tax breaks for companies that outsource.

more: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2012/01/14/obama_promotes_insourcing_government_reorg/