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Congress Attempts to Run the Government Under Norquist Rules
The Republican Congress follows certain budgetary principles that have been in place long enough that they have faded into the backdrop of the political debate and are not the subject of open debate, or even acknowledgement, but taken as a given. The rules hold that if Congress votes to cut taxes or to increase military spending, it can disregard the costs. Domestic spending, on the other hand, can only be increased if Congress “pays for it” with offsetting measures.
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