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The Centrist Cop-Out
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Krugman points out that a centrist solution is not the panacea it sounds. A lot depends on what it is and what is seen as centrist, if it really is centrist, and if it makes sense. A centrist proposal that leaves out tax expenditures but is different from the positions staked out by the factions on both sides of the political spectrum, and sounds moderate may not be the right solution.
Democrats and political deals over U.S. budget cuts in entitlements and Social Security- 2011-2013
07/07/2011
The negotiations between the Obama White House and Republicans in July 2011 on raising the debt ceiling for the U.S. Skepticism among Democrats about the nature of the deal the Obama White House is about to reach with Republicans. The New York Times in an editorial suggests the use of a constitution provision to avoid deep cuts. Lawrence Tribe, a constitutional scholar points to the weakness in this approach in an op-ed piece in the New York Times on the same day, July 8, 2011.
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