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“So not only did the

by John Cole|  January 5, 20025:51 pm| Leave a Comment

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“So not only did the tax cut fail to prevent a recession, as its supporters said it would,” Mr. Daschle said, “it probably made the recession worse.”

My thoughts:

A.) He can NOT POSSIBLY think this is true.
B.) He can NOT POSSIBLY believe this is true.
C.) He can NOT POSSIBLY think WE believe this.

-and finally-

D.) If he is right, I want a refund from my undergraduate economics professors.

From the same speech, this gem (referencing the tax cuts as helping to lessen the recession):

“What we got instead,” he said, “was the most dramatic fiscal deterioration in our nation’s history.”

I wonder if Mr. Daschle remembers this.

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