Obama to Jon Stewart: Federal Gov’t Isn’t Big Enough to Function Correctly

Obama If we re ░░░░░░░░ resourcing our government and ░░░░░░░░ staffing it the way ░░░░░░░░ needs to be to ░░░░░░░░ everything that s done ░░░░░░░░ we shouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ that there are going ░░░░░░░░ be gaps When I ░░░░░░░░ in office my measure ░░░░░░░░ can we make staff ░░░░░░░░ lot better than it ░░░░░░░░ been And it is ░░░░░░░░ lot better Crosstalk STEWART ░░░░░░░░ be the enemy of ░░░░░░░░ Obama Part of the ░░░░░░░░ is I think we ░░░░░░░░ a tendency to I ░░░░░░░░ give you an example ░░░░░░░░ there was that problem ░░░░░░░░ the IRS everybody jumped ░░░░░░░░ you STEWART What happened ░░░░░░░░ the IRS Laughter Obama ░░░░░░░░ look you got this ░░░░░░░░ got this back office ░░░░░░░░ they re going after ░░░░░░░░ Tea Party Well it ░░░░░░░░ out no Congress had ░░░░░░░░ a crummy law that ░░░░░░░░ t give people guidance ░░░░░░░░ terms of what it ░░░░░░░░ they were trying to ░░░░░░░░ They did it poorly ░░░░░░░░ stupidly But that becomes ░░░░░░░░ but but STEWART Wow ░░░░░░░░ really do have only ░░░░░░░░ year left That s ░░░░░░░░ Throwing it out there ░░░░░░░░ Obama But hold on ░░░░░░░░ this is important But ░░░░░░░░ truth of the matter ░░░░░░░░ there was not some ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy there They were ░░░░░░░░ to sort out these ░░░░░░░░ demands You don t ░░░░░░░░ all this money pouring ░░░░░░░░ non for profits but ░░░░░░░░ also want to make ░░░░░░░░ that everybody is getting ░░░░░░░░ fairly Now the real ░░░░░░░░ around the IRS right ░░░░░░░░ is that it has ░░░░░░░░ so poorly funded that ░░░░░░░░ can t go after ░░░░░░░░ can t go after ░░░░░░░░ folks who are deliberately ░░░░░░░░ tax payments And the ░░░░░░░░ scandal is a tax ░░░░░░░░ where multinationals can pay ░░░░░░░░ taxes making massive profits ░░░░░░░░ we tend to get ░░░░░░░░ by the fact that ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ because government is a ░░░░░░░░ enterprise where somebody somewhere ░░░░░░░░ screwing up at any ░░░░░░░░ time Because it s ░░░░░░░░ huge system Overall it ░░░░░░░░ really well to help ░░░░░░░░ lot of people What ░░░░░░░░ scandalous is the fact ░░░░░░░░ we are not making ░░░░░░░░ much progress as we ░░░░░░░░ on the basic things ░░░░░░░░ we know government should ░░░░░░░░ doing Rebuilding our infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ Right Obama rebuilding our ░░░░░░░░ rebuilding our ports Setting ░░░░░░░░ a smarter system for ░░░░░░░░ energy making sure that ░░░░░░░░ have investing in early ░░░░░░░░ education And so you ░░░░░░░░ absolutely right that part ░░░░░░░░ my job for the ░░░░░░░░ seven years and part ░░░░░░░░ my job over these ░░░░░░░░ this last year coming ░░░░░░░░ is to continually improve ░░░░░░░░ make sure the government ░░░░░░░░ functioning as well as ░░░░░░░░ could But you can ░░░░░░░░ use that as an ░░░░░░░░ for the big structural ░░░░░░░░ that we re facing ░░░░░░░░ now that are not ░░░░░░░░ addressed typically those have ░░░░░░░░ do with the fact ░░░░░░░░ the political system is ░░░░░░░░ as opposed to because ░░░░░░░░ can’t work properly.”