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Obama Again Capitulates

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-- greater super-rich enrichment;

-- temporary social benefit crumbs; as well as 

-- class warfare through neoliberal austerity for working Americans, mainly middle class ones, targeted for elimination. 

Neither Obama or congressional allies explain, or that both parties accelerated it in recent years, most recently on April 8, again betraying loyal constituents who support him, besides America's most needy.

On April 9, a White House Office of the Press Secretary announcement said:

"Obama praised the agreement reached to avert a government shutdown, which will invest in the country's future while making the largest annual spending cut in history."

In other words, Obama claims credit for benefitting working Americans by depriving them of vital social services. It's the corrupted logic driving both parties in lockstep to hand America's wealth to powerful interests by stealing it from all others.

In his weekly radio address, Obama said:

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