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Trumponomics: Do more tax cuts make sense?

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The Economic Trade-offs of Government Spending

This chapter examines the impact of government spending and taxation on future generations through an analogy of children purchasing candy with borrowed money. It highlights the complexities of fiscal policy management, including trade-offs in social programs and defense spending amid the growing burden of national debt.

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