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Steven D Grumbine's avatar

This is an absolutely vital post. Thanks Stephanie. Your ending is perfect. "Imagine trying to sell “painful” austerity to a population of readers (and voters!) who understood the truth about government ‘debt.’"

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Al Ronzoni's avatar

As reflected in your book’s title, the idea of “the deficit” that the federal government needs to borrow and tax to finance itself is one of the most pernicious myths out there. What more can we do to get the truth out to people?

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