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Sheldon Whitehouse: “The theory is true, but the politics around it make it hard to adhere to the discipline.”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2010
The theory is true, but the politics around it make it hard to adhere to the discipline.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse highlights the difficulty of applying theoretical budget discipline in political practice.

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