(Reuters)There are good ways and bad ways to explain why you’re advocating for changes to the federal budget. A good way is to show that some programs are a bad investment and reducing them would positively affect the budget. A bad way was demonstrated by Director Mick Mulvaney of the Office of Management and Budget on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Thursday. But then Mulvaney argues that two stereotypical Americans central to Trump’s campaign would agree with certain cuts to assure that Trump’s priorities can be funded. Arguing that you get to decide what goes in the budget because you won the election is fine.

Source: Washington Post March 16, 2017 19:55 UTC