That Was The Week

That Was The Week

US Default looms large as Politicians squabble

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Keith Teare
May 03, 2016
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I turned on Meet the Press at 8am Pacific time this morning to see one of the Gang of Six declaring that he would not agree to severe cuts in spending so long as President Obama insisted on raising taxes for the wealthy. I had to shake my head and clear my thoughts as my brain started to focus on what I was hearing.

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