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Obama: Republicans Want 'Radical Vision' for America

VoA - USA Wednesday 4th April, 2012

In remarks in Washington on Tuesday, President Barack Obama denounced a $3.5-trillion Republican budget plan, saying it would harm middle class Americans and set back the nation's economic recovery.

Mr. Obama's speech sharpened his message to voters about the difference between what he calls his balanced and fair budget proposals, and those of opposition Republicans, including that party's presidential hopefuls.

Last week, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives approved a 2013 federal budget proposal, a $3.5-trillion plan that Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney has endorsed.

It would cut deficits over the next decade by trillions of dollars more than President Obama has proposed, by eliminating tax loopholes and targeting programs that primarily help low income Americans. It also includes tax cuts that favor wealthier Americans.

Addressing Associated Press editors and publishers here in Washington, Mr. Obama, a Democrat, called the Republican proposals a "recipe for decline" that would have devastating consequences for the middle class. "It is a Trojan horse. Disguised as deficit reduction plans, it is really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country. It is thinly veiled social Darwinism.

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