Peter Orszag set to resign from the Obama administration
Yesterday it was reported that Rahm Emanuel was going to resign— or is being forced to resign– from his post as Chief of Staff and now we are hearing rumors that Barack Obama’s budget director may also be stepping down. It is being reported that Peter Orszag will resign sometime this year, although it isn’t clear when the resignation will be official.
Peter Orszag came under a little bit of fire earlier this year– at least on the blogs– for hiring Rahm Emanuel’s brother, Ezekiel, as an adviser because Ezekiel Emanuel advocates a 10% value added tax (VAT) in order to help pay for healthcare reform. The VAT amounts to nothing other than a national sales tax, and we have to assume that if Orszag would hire a proponent of the VAT, he would also be open to the idea.
The exact reason why Peter Orszag has made this decision is not clear, but it is easy to speculate about. The Obama regime is coming under increasing pressure to stop the excessive spending. People are becoming concerned that this regime’s spending is out of control and they are worried about their children’s future and the debt that we are burdening them with.
The Tea Party has been demanding that the regime stop the excessive spending, and the truth is that the Tea Party is not only not going to go away; the Tea Party is expanding– maybe not officially, but people who do not consider themselves aligned with the Tea Party are also worried about the way this regime is borrowing money and spending money. While these people may not be willing to call themselves Tea Party members, they are with us in spirit on this issue.
The reason that we have been given for the resignation of Rahm Emanuel is, Emanuel is upset that Barack Obama hasn’t been aggressive enough, but many Americans are concerned that Barack Obama is moving too fast. With Rahm Emanuel out of the way the Obama regime will be able to claim that Rahm Emanuel was actually the one trying to move too fast, not Barack Obama. Rahm Emanuel will be the fall guy for the criticism that Barack Obama is moving too fast.
With the resignation of Peter Orszag, the Obama regime will be able to claim that Orszag is the one to blame for this administration’s excessive spending, not the president. Peter Orszag will be the fall guy for Barack Obama’s excessive spending.
This is all playing out nicely for the president; if all goes according to plan, he will be able to deflect the blame on two issues that the voters are most worried about.
America's Watchtower 
Not so sure I agree with your characterization of a VAT as a national sales tax, especially the apparent implication that a national sale tax would be bad.
One of the many drawbacks of a VAT, from a taxpayer’s point of view, is that the actual tax being paid gets blurred, as does the idea that in the final analysis, all taxes are paid by the people and not the companies on which they’re imposed.
The FairTax is supported by a great many Tea Partyers, and is also a national sales tax. It’s being promoted as a way to eliminate entirely the progressive invome tax and the IRS, as well as pretty much every other tax paid by individuals and corporations nationwide. I recommend it.
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I called the VAT a national sales tax because the taxes that the manufacturers inccur will be passed onto the consumer when he or she buys the product. As you said, the taxes get blurred but the fact remains that it will be the consumer who ends up paying.
I am not so keen on the fair tax either, a flat tax with no loopholes seems like the fairest system to me.
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This makes me wonder if there might have been a change of heart in Obama. Maybe, even though he isn’t saying it verbally, he is coming to a place where he is having problems with the position he has been taking? Could it be?
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That would be nice, but I don’t trust this man.
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