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Markets Celebrate the GOP's Trillion Dollar Giveaway to the Rich

Markets Celebrate the GOP's Trillion Dollar Giveaway to the Rich

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Dec 01, 2017
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So you thought fiscal hawks were serious about the US deficit? Haha. Despite last minute snags the Republicans are expected to push through a trillion dollar tax-cut for their paymasters. One is told by Very Serious People that markets, bond vigilantes in particular, punish fiscal profligacy by demanding higher costs of borrowing. That's poppycock. Both

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