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# *Obamanomics: How Barack Obama Is Bankrupting You and Enriching His Wall Street Friends, Corporate Lobbyists, and Union Bosses*

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January 12, 2010 1 - 3 PM EST 

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Featuring the author, **Timothy P. Carney**, Lobbying Editor, *Washington Examiner*; with comments by **Uwe Reinhardt**, James Madison Professor of Political Economy, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University; and **Ross Douthat**, *New York Times* columnist. Moderated by **Michael F. Cannon**, Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute. 

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Are Big Business and Big Government enemies? According to journalist and author Tim Carney, that story is a myth. Both Republicans and Democrats bilk taxpayers to benefit their corporate allies and K Street lobbyists, whether the issue is health care reform, climate change, or defense spending. The Obama administration’s bailouts and “stimulus” package(s) have taken the taxpayer-bilking to historic levels–a remarkable achievement, considering the previous administration. And at the same time the president promises his health care overhaul will put patients first, the legislation he supports has corporate lobbyists once again lined up at the trough.

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