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All We Need is Growth

Economic growth alone won’t cure America’s debt problems. Megan McArdle reports.

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Another day, another article arguing that we shouldn't be focused on deficits when the real problem is economic growth. EJ Dionne argues, drawing on Bruce Bartlett, that much of our deficit is driven by "one time factors" like the Bush tax cuts and the financial crisis.

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