Whatever your opinion about what Barack Obama has and hasn't done as president, I want to make clear WHY he's done what he's done, as that seems to be often lost in the discussion. You're free to think his "why" is stupid, short-sighted, naive, or anything else, and my point here is not to be an apologist or justify his objective. Rather, my goal is to rightfully point out exactly what his goal has been since day one, a goal he explicitly referred to in his inaugural address:
OBAMA: The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works, whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.
Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end.
And those of us who manage the public's knowledge will be held to account, to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day, because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched.
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