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Bloated and wasteful government spending is the problem, not inadequate revenue. Apr, 2014 in his new book, americas fiscal constitution, bill white, the democratic former mayor of houston, argues that eisenhower was part of a forgotten american tradition, once embraced by both. The man who saved new york is a fascinating inside look at the citys fiscal crisis and hugh carey, a man who gets too little credit for his role in solving it. Four years later, in the carriage tax case, 4 the only question. Both died before the triumph of their respective causes and amid.
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