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Articles like these can create the political cover that Obama needs to make cuts while taking less of the blame - so how can we make the call for greater cuts louder?

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Robin Hanson's avatar

Anon, he can of course make it clear he will veto a bill that doesn't meet conditions he sets.

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Obama supports giving MedPAC the power to make those cuts. I'm not sure what more he can do.

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