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Brian Higgins: “Economists right, left, and center say the tax cuts don't pay for themselves and they never have.”

On the recordMay 23, 2017
Economists right, left, and center say the tax cuts don't pay for themselves and they never have.
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Brian Higgins
Democratic · New York

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Highlighting consensus among economists about the ineffectiveness of tax cuts to reduce debt.

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