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Debate: Spending, Not Taxes, Is the Problem

Apr 14th 2010 – 5:00AM

(April 14) -- Widely used in Europe, the value-added tax (VAT) has always seemed a nonstarter in the United States. That may be changing given apparently insurmountable structural deficits and fear that the financial collapse of Greece could happen here if revenue isn't increased. These days, the VAT is being taken...

Opinion: Red Ink Rising

Dec 14th 2009 – 7:00AM
Timothy A. Clary, AFP / Getty Images

Timothy A. Clary, AFP / Getty Images

(Dec. 14) -- While many U.S. households are struggling with their own personal debt, citizens face an even larger – although less visible – threat from the mounting U.S. government debt. True, they don't receive a monthly mortgage statement or credit card bill for their share, but the effects will slowly chip...

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