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February 2, 2023

Groundhog Day

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Long-term Debt Outlook – 2012 (Public Debt as Percent of GDP)

Long-term Debt Outlook – 2017 (Public Debt as Percent of GDP)

Long-term Debt Outlook – 2022 (Public Debt as Percent of GDP)

We are evidently still in the drive-Phil-off-the-cliff phase of this movie.

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Fact of the Day

The Biden Administration outpaces the Obama Administration in total regulatory costs by nearly $150 billion at this point in their respective terms.

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

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Douglas Holtz-Eakin is the President of the American Action Forum.

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