The Sequester Defies Economic Good Sense and Should be Cancelled

Just Do It!

The U.S. isn’t Greece, we don’t need big immediate budget cuts and tax increases, and the sequester doesn’t make any economic sense.

Published Mar. 1 2013 4:45AM EST

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To an economist, the current fight over how much to cut the 2013 budget deficit is at best phony and at worst dangerous. The political lines are clear and predictable.

Robert Shapiro

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The Sequester Defies Economic Good Sense and Should be Cancelled

The U.S. isn’t Greece, we don’t need big immediate budget cuts and tax increases, and the sequester doesn’t make any economic sense.

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Robert Shapiro