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To: GeronL
Poor, poor Peter, he's not so new at this as one might believe...
From the cached link as it's been substantially changed now...
Peter R. Orszag
According to the New York Times website summary of Orszag's biography:
Peter R. Orszag was President Obama's first budget director, helping to shape the 2009 stimulus package and the health care legislation passed in early 2010. Mr. Orszag promoted and carried out an effort by the White House to pry away from Congress some of the responsibility for making hard decisions, especially when it comes to the budget. In the process, he signaled that an administration populated from the top down by Capitol Hill alumni was intent on altering the balance of power between the branches of government.

47 posted on 09/27/2011 8:45:18 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: GeronL
Straight to the horse's mouth...

Peter R. Orszag
Mr. Orszag pushed for and won a controversial provision to create something called the Independent Payment Advisory Board. This is an outside commission of 15 appointees who will, beginning in 2014, identify cuts to Medicare if the plan exceeds a preset rate for growth.

He's already done what he proposes should be done.
Isn't that called a "done deal"?

48 posted on 09/27/2011 8:51:09 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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