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David Brooks<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n

These three groups \u2014 bankers, Democratic Keynesians and staunch Republicans \u2014 have one thing in common: They all believe they have identified the magic lever. They believe they can control their economic fate.<\/p>\n
Some of us do not believe there is a magic lever. Deficit spending stimulates growth, but not by that much. Tax increases are bad, but they are not disastrous. We believe that there are a thousand factors that go into economic growth, and no single one is dispositive.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
David Brooks: These three groups \u2014 bankers, Democratic Keynesians and staunch Republicans \u2014 have one thing in common: They all believe they have identified the magic lever. They believe they can control their economic fate. Some of us do not believe there is a magic lever. Deficit spending stimulates growth, but not by that much. 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