Obama’s $3.9T Budget Baloney (PODCAST)

by Austin Petersen

Why Tax The Rich More? They Already Pay All The Taxes. Yes… ALL the taxes

President Barack Obama submitted a budget to congress for $3.9 trillion and it’s as good as dead on arrival. The president doesn’t want to be seen as not pandering to his base in an important election year so he’s putting something on the table that is basically a huge handout to his political base. Democrats don’t want to be seen as making important cuts to the rapidly growing entitlement base when they’re trying to win reelection. This podcast tackles some of the major budgetary issues that are in the president’s proposal and battles the fallacies involved in Obama’s “tax the rich” rhetoric.

Also, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that while voters trust Democrats more on key issues, they’re probably going to vote for Republicans this fall anyway. The poll shows that Republicans stand a good chance at maintaining the House majority as well as an opportunity to win the Senate. Will Obama be a lame duck?

All that and more on the Freedom Report podcast!







Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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