The Obama approach is to trigger tax increases if government overspends? Why are we penalizing the taxpayers for the government spending too much. How about if government overspends it comes out of the over spender's pockets, instead of the taxpayer who should not penalized for government misconduct.
source: http://biggovernment.com/dmitchell/2011/04/13/obamas-tax-increase-trigger-punishing-taxpayers-with-automatic-tax-hikes-when-politicians-overspend/