Apr 25 2010
Agnosticism
Obama Is Agnostic On Budget Deficits
Will the tough budget deficit decisions be made?
It turns out “agnostic definition” is something Google searchers want to know. It probably doesn’t have anything to do with religion, as the word is usually applied in that context. It does have other uses, though. 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
Obamas budget: endless cash loan or lesson in vocabulary?
The Swamp recently ran an article with the headline Obama agnostic about deficit solutions.” Reigning the federal deficit in can lead to higher taxes on the middle class, but Obama is promising it won’t happen. Rather than grab for that all-too-obvious political theology, hes remaining agnostic and waiting for new ideas.
No new taxes, no new cuts?
Obama told the press we cant simply 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.
Must remain non-committal
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 hes eyeing $ 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 made things harder, and people are harder up for cash loans than in a while. Decide, and stick to it.
You are not Agnostic
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