The answer is they are all topics of Congressman Burton's business roundtable in Greenfield, IN. On Wednesday afternoon, Burton expressed doubts for the effectiveness of Obama's policies regarding government spending and energy reform. The Greenfield Daily Reporter's article detailing the roundtable can be found here.
Congressman Dan Burton criticized the fiscal policies of President Obama's administration Wednesday afternoon at a business roundtable in Greenfield.
"Internationally, there's a real concern about the value of the dollar because of all the spending that's going on right now," Burton said.
Referring to the legacy of former President Ronald Reagan, Burton said cutting taxes is the way to bring the nation out of recession.
Burton spent about an hour talking about different economic topics and answering questions from a small audience at the Greenfield library. He expressed concern about Obama leading the U.S. to a socialized health care system like that of Canada and many European nations. In many of those countries, they "ration health care and move people to the back of the line," he said.
Another concern voiced by Burton include efforts to change the "card check" law. Changing this law would move union elections from a secret ballot to an open ballot.He also decried Obama's energy policy. He said a cap and trade law would serve as a tax levied on every business that emits carbon dioxide. Burton said this law could cost every American family an average of $3,128 a year in increased bills caused by higher costs for energy companies.
Burton said he thinks the nation's economy will improve in the short term, but that government spending beyond the nation's means would make it impossible to avoid an "inflationary spiral" in the longer term.
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