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@JessicaBRiedl
Fellow @BrookingsInst. Past: @ManhattanInst, Sen. Portman chief economist (2011-17), budget policy for 4 prez campaigns. Fiercely independent. Views mine.đŗī¸âđ
Joined February 2013
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Trump has added $10 trillion to deficits over 6 White House years. He has vowed no changes to Social Security & Medicare, lavished ICE with >$100 billion, and his latest budget demands a $441 billion defense hike.
But I'm sure those huge savings are just around the corner. đ
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As the concern about the debt exacerbates the bond market, the Treasury secretary just said that he & OMB would be pursuing hundreds of billions in cuts to federal spending. I think the obvious Q is why they can now do what Musk could not
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