The federal budget is all about priorities, and President Obama says economic inequality is the defining issue for America's next generation. He wants to escalate the War on Poverty by closing tax loopholes. Republicans call that a tax increase that makes poverty worse and rewards refusal to work. Beyond that, the budget's a chance to debate everything from Pentagon spending to how much to pay for the habitats of honeybees. As arguments over the 2015 budget sets the stage for this year's elections, will the parties manage to unify or reveal their internal divisions?
The Federal Budget: What's Important and What's Not?
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- Hawkings on 5 reasons this supposedly boring budget year could be anything but
- Mattea on how the US military avoided budget cuts
- Moore on Obama's budget, liberalism's last hurrah
- Rubio on Obama budget, Earned Income Tax Credit
- Ryan-Murray budget deal
Credits
Guests:
- David Hawkings - CQ Roll Call - @davidhawkings
- Mattea Kramer - National Priorities Project - @MatteaKramer
- Mike Konczal - Roosevelt Institute - @rortybomb
- Stephen Moore - Heritage Foundation - @StephenMoore