things economically, there is always huge scope to cut or raise taxes, or spending, and then there is what his room for manoeuvre is within his self imposed targets. we must be clear on this. a government s finances are completely unlike a household finance. we live in a currency where the government issues currency, we cannot do that, ferns cannot do that, whereas the government issues a currency and has a lot more freedom than us. not many of us have a money printing press in our front rooms. of us have a money printing press in ourfront rooms. but of us have a money printing press in our front rooms. but the chancellor must calculate his own self imposed targets so wriggle room is against those, and those are a political judgment. they are based on what the government thinks the markets will wear. just like in the mini budget wear. just like in the mini budget we had last year, there seemed to be no constraints on what the government will blow on tax cuts, for example, so
Melissa to you. Alex, thank you. You are watching plump liv watcp live in houston. He and the first lady have been helping pack up cars to deliver to hurricane victims in the various shelters and to all those who may not have made it, you know, out to an evacuation place as of yet. So they are on the ground there in houston for the second time in a week and today, they are very hands on. Earlier, they were playing with children and you can see now that they are helping to load up a lot of supplies. With me now is kevin, chief washington correspondent for Bloomberg News and senior Political Correspondent for bustle. Com. Kevin, lets begin with you. Compare todays visit to texas to the president s trip there on tuesday. And what does he need to accomplish today . Well, i think theres a couple of things. First and foremost, the images that youre seeing from President Trump touring these areas as well as really getting that handson help and assistance with those on the ground, clearly hes