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On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
the debt limit, again, is a raw number, and no smart fiscal manager uses a raw number as a check.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine emphasizes the inadequacy of the debt limit as a fiscal management tool.

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