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$33 Trillion in National Debt Means More Taxes

$33 Trillion in National Debt Means More Taxes
The U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington. Patrick Semansky/AP Photo
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Over the past few weeks, various new tax schemes have been proposed in other newspapers. I have read ideas from Keynesian economists about how to broaden the tax base in places as liberal as The New York Times and as mainstream conservative as The Wall Street Journal.

Jeff Carter
Jeff Carter
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Jeff was an independent trader and member of the CME board, started Hyde Park Angels and West Loop Ventures in Chicago. He has an undergrad degree from the Gies College of Business at Illinois, and an MBA from Chicago Booth.
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