Said she was overtaxed and got 17-minute lecture from Obama

Obama gave a 2,500 word lecture to a woman who asked him if it was a "wise decision to add more taxes to us with the health care" package.
"We are over-taxed as it is," the lady said bluntly.

Even by Obama's loquacious standards, an answer he gave on health care Friday was a doozy.

The report says Obama started out feisty then launched into a 17-minute lecture in response.

His discursive answer -- more than 2,500 words long -- wandered from topic to topic, including commentary on the deficit, pay-as-you-go rules passed by Congress, Congressional Budget Office reports on Medicare waste, COBRA coverage, the Recovery Act and Federal Medical Assistance Percentages

He talked about the notion of eliminating foreign aid (not worth it, he said). He invoked Warren Buffett, earmarks and the payroll tax that funds Medicare.

A few minutes later he got to the next point, which seemed awfully similar to the first.

He finally finished with, "I hope I answered your question."

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