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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Economic Policy Pre-Debate Reading

Background:
The federal budget: Austerity lite | The Economist
Rethinking Budget Cutting - Pew Research Center
For Wisconsin Governor, Battle Was Long Coming - NYTimes.com
Opinion: What Does Government Do?

Affirmative:
David S. Broder - Without higher taxes, the national debt will be crushing

Negative:
W. Kurt Hauser: There's No Escaping Hauser's Law - WSJ.com



Posted by Corey Bunje Bower at 3:40 PM
Labels: economic policy

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