“House lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill to weigh a proposal by GOP leaders to extend the 2-percentage-point cut in the payroll tax through the end of the year and add the approximately $100 billion cost to the nation’s $15 trillion-plus debt instead of scrounging around the budget for ways to pay for it.” (Washington Post)
What’s another $100 billion in debt?
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“It Makes One’s Head Spin” by Sheldon Richman