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Carney: 'Deficit Reduction Is Not a Worthy Goal' Daniel Halper January 10, 2013 10:55 AM
White House spokesman Jay Carney said yesterday that "deficit reduction is not a worthy goal onto itself":
"Most importantly because deficit reduction is not a worthy goal onto itself," said Carney, talking about government spending. "This is all about making our economy stronger, making it more productive and allowing it to create even more jobs. That is the most important thing when it comes to economic policy as far as the President is concerned."
U.S. debt is estimated to be $16,432,659,028,067.50.
