Just Politics

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How does President Donald Trump’s proposed budget reach a balance in 10 years, as the administration says it will?
With 3 percent economic growth, says Mick Mulvaney, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget.
How does Trump plan to deeply cut taxes without reducing federal revenues?
Economic growth, says Steve Mnuchin, secretary of the treasury.
Wait a minute, say tax and budget experts, that’s double-counting the same money.
“The same money cannot be used twice,” said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
http://www.factcheck.org/2017/05/double-counting-growth/