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Obama Gets Caught Up in Red Tape

Posted on June 30, 2011

President Barack Obama incorrectly claimed his administration has undertaken an "unprecedented" review of burdensome regulations. In fact, every president since at least Jimmy Carter has done similar reviews, including one under Bill Clinton that resulted in the elimination of more than 16,000 pages of federal regulations. Obama made his claim …
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The Impact of Tax Cuts

Posted on January 16, 2008

Q: Have tax cuts always resulted in higher tax revenues and more economic growth as many tax cut proponents claim? A: No. In fact, economists say tax cuts do not spark enough growth to pay for themselves.

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