MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/opinion/22krugman.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

The Lesser Depression, by Paul Krugman

“Or how to perpetuate a slump.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/opinion/22brooks.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

The Grand Bargain Lives!, by David Brooks

“How to think about the coming compromise.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/opinion/22Norquist.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Read My Lips: No New Taxes, by Grover G. Norquist

“Why Republicans must not relent on revenues.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/21/opinion/21dellinger.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

An Amendment That Could Not Be Enforced, by Walter E. Dellinger III

“For decades, supporting a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution has conveniently allowed many politicians to seem serious about the deficit without actually having to identify a single spending cut or tax increase. It was a neat trick — until now.”