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Too bad about Liz. The tax cuts could actually good if the revenue were replaced by lower-dead-weight less regressive taxes. But there is a deficit in conservative politicians understanding of neoliberal economic policy proscriptions.

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So that what is wanted is neoliberal politicians who actually believe?

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BTW, this has nothing to do with my warmest congratulations for the book. If its worldview were widely adopted or even adopted by "Progressives" we would not be "slouching" toward utopia.

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Thx… :-)

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Yes. Or at least act as if they do. :) Do Econ 101 classes discuss dead-weight losses of taxes? (My recollection was that I first heard about that in a fiscal policy class circa 1963, not 101.)

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