Tuesday, April 16, 2013

11 Republicans Who Cited A Faulty Study To Push For Drastic Spending Cuts

11 Republicans Who Cited A Faulty Study To Push For Drastic Spending Cuts: Advocates for rapid deficit reduction have long used a study from economists Carmen Reinhart and Edward Rogoff, which argues that countries that carry debt burdens in excess of 90 percent of their total economy see slower economic growth, to prop up their argument. There were always problems with the study that kept other economists from [...]/p