Fattening the Beast
Obama's Twist on a GOP Budget Strategy
(By Fred Hiatt, The Washington Post) - Since the Reagan era, some conservatives have hoped to shrink government by "starving the beast." Refuse to raise taxes, they figured, and eventually spending would have to fall.
It's beginning to look as though the new team may have a similar strategy, in reverse: Increase spending, and eventually taxes will have to be raised.
No official has articulated that to me as a strategy. But look at the evidence.
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(By Fred Hiatt, The Washington Post) - Since the Reagan era, some conservatives have hoped to shrink government by "starving the beast." Refuse to raise taxes, they figured, and eventually spending would have to fall.
It's beginning to look as though the new team may have a similar strategy, in reverse: Increase spending, and eventually taxes will have to be raised.
No official has articulated that to me as a strategy. But look at the evidence.
Related Material...
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