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"We will reach a deal that will require our government to live within its means," he told news conference.
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Sure....
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But Mr Obama said getting rid of tax breaks for oil companies and wealthy Americans must be part of any reduction plan, a move Republicans have opposed.
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Nothing new here. Welcome to another stalemate.
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"The tax cuts I'm proposing that we get rid of are tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, tax breaks for oil companies and hedge fund managers and corporate jet owners," President Obama told a White House news conference.
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Two years ago I believe the corporate jet owners were rewarded with jets for the good old government.
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Leaders of both parties agree to the need to trim the budget, but Republicans have refused to allow tax increases, while Democrats have vowed to protect costly social programmes.
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No new taxes and cling to the nanny state. Same song and dance.
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Mr Obama said on Wednesday that though some of the social programmes backed by Democrats are beneficial, "we cannot afford them right now".
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Bravo! Let's cut the programs that are failures. This would probably account for 95% of them.