“DEFICITS don’t matter,” said Dick Cheney, then the vice-president, in 2004. He may have meant what he said, yet the administration he belonged to showed a decided lack of conviction when it came to borrowing, with the federal deficit never rising above 3.4% of GDP. Not so the current Republican government. In 2019 and 2020 […]
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How to interpret America’s experiment with huge budget deficits
“DEFICITS don’t matter,” said Dick Cheney, then the vice-president, in 2004. He may have meant what he said, yet the administration he belonged to showed a decided lack of conviction when it came to borrowing, with the federal deficit never rising above 3.4% of GDP. Not so the current Republican government. In 2019 and 2020 […]
How to Interpret Robert Mueller’s New Charges in the Russia Investigation
What to expect from indictments in the special counsel’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. https://media.wired.com/photos/59f6365c7a010272047d3320/master/pass/Mueller-AP_17172660303251.jpg Feed: All Latest