White House economic advisor refuses to rule out VAT — six different times in one TV appearence

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On Sunday, the New York Times reported that the Obama administration’s economic team was kicking the policy tires on a national value added tax (VAT) as a means of dealing with the deficit, among other things. But earlier today, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said the administration was not considering a VAT.

If Gibbs is telling the truth, then why did White House economic advisor Austan Goolsbee, appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, refuse six different to rule out a VAT?

[Anyone think you get to be presidential 'advisor' without toeing the boss's line?]

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