The Do-Nothing Plan

Slate by Annie Lowrey | Apr. 13, 2011 (Opinion)
How Congress can balance the budget in eight years by literally doing nothing. This is not a joke.

Slate proposes the Do-Nothing Plan for Deficit Reduction, a meek, cowardly effort to wrest the country back into the black. The overarching principle of the Do-Nothing Plan is this: Leave everything as is. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business
Topics: U.S. Budget, U.S. Congress, U.S. Economy, Deficit
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Posted by: Posted by Jon Mitchell - Apr 13, 2011 - 9:53 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Jon Mitchell (review), Ezra Salayandia (review), Don Bertschman (review), Barry Grossheim (review)
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Edited by: Jon Mitchell - Apr 13, 2011 - 9:55 AM PDT

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Jon Mitchell
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 by Jon Mitchell - Apr. 13, 2011

The argument is opinionated, and the language is editorial, but the claims are well-supported by linked facts.

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Barry Grossheim
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 by Barry Grossheim - Apr. 15, 2011

It always pays to look at what no action would do before making changes. I found this fascinating!

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