https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/07/24/obama-on-the-economy-we-tried-our-plan-and-it-worked/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:30:54 -0400<![CDATA[“We tried that and it didn’t work,” Obama said of Mitt Romney’s proposed tax cuts and spending cuts, which he dismissed as a Bush-style “top down” economic policy. “Just like we’ve tried their plan, we tried our plan — and it worked,” he added later in the speech. “That’s the difference. That’s the choice in this election. That’s why I’m running for a second term.”]]>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:25:13 -0400<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/07/24/obama-on-the-economy-we-tried-our-plan-and-it-worked-n94389