Parental Control

"While Sasha and Malia are very different girls with very different paths forward, both need a fresh start to implement the restructuring plans they develop. That may mean using our bankruptcy code as a mechanism to help them restructure quickly and emerge stronger."
"We cannot make the survival of our daughters dependent on an unending flow of tax dollars. These girls - and this family- must ultimately stand on their own, not as wards of the state."
"We cannot, and must not, and we will not let their allowances simply vanish," Dad said. "This family is like no other, it's an emblem of the American spirit ... And we cannot continue to excuse poor decisions. And we cannot make the survival of weekly allowances dependent on an unending flow of taxpayer dollars."
"There are chores that won't be saved, there are plants that may not be watered."
“If they’re not willing to make the changes and the restructurings that are necessary, then I’m not willing to have taxpayer money chase after bad money. And so a lot of it’s going to depend on their willingness to make some pretty drastic changes. I think it is appropriate for us to say, are there ways that we can provide help for the girls to get through this very difficult time? But the price is that you’ve got to finally restructure to deal with these long-standing problems.”
And that is why the President's daughters won't be asking for a Wii anytime soon.