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matteorasotoday at 7:55 PM2 repliesview on HN

The uncomfortable reality is that fixing this will require tax hikes AND spending cuts. Not just taxes on people you don't like and spending cuts on niche programs, real changes like a VAT and slashing the VA.


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newtonianrulestoday at 8:00 PM

That would have been the fix a decade ago, the debt is too high now and the economy too weak.

NewJazztoday at 7:59 PM

Both of which can trigger recessions.

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