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113: NYT Columnist Paul Krugman on The Debt Ceiling

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The Republican Package for the IRS Increases the Debt

Part of this Republican package they put forward includes cuts in the new spending for the IRS, which would actually increase the debt. They're basically saying that tax evaders are our kind of people. And we want to protect them from enforcement. So making it possible, giving the IRS the resources to go after tax evasion is a money making deal for the government.

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