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Congress' bipartisan Christmas gifts will lead to ballooning deficits

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageEven Congress gets into the Christmas spirit. Reuters

Christmas came early for Congress this year as politicians from both sides of the aisle came together to pass – by wide margins – a US$1.8 trillion package of tax cuts and new spending.

At year end, Washington seemed awash in a spirit of holiday cooperation with the president praising...

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