A modest attempt to analyse Donald Trump’s tariff policies.
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The Budget: A Longer Term Prognosis.
A major preoccupation of the budget was preparing for the next major financial crisis. To do so it is reducing government spending relative to GDP. Where do tax cuts fit in?
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Why the left might be happy to see National win this election
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