History Lesson – George H.W. Bush and US Tax Policy Debate

Harvard’s Jeffrey Frankel on the tax debate during George H.W. Bush’s tenure

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/bush-no-new-taxes-pledge-haunts-republicans-by-jeffrey-frankel-2018-12

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U.S. debt under Trump has ballooned by size of Brazil’s GDP: Treasury

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/12/13/business/economy-business/u-s-debt-trump-ballooned-size-brazils-gdp-treasury/