4 Great Reasons Why Congress Should Stop Focusing On Deficit Reduction

Here's Why Congress Should Stop Focusing On Deficit Reduction
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A slightly bizarre Carrie Budoff Brown–Jake Sherman piece in Politico complains at length about the reduced political attention to deficit reduction, but since it's a news piece rather than an opinion one, it doesn't bother to clearly state why they think this is bad. I think it's good!

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