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" As we all know, the budget decisions which give rise to increased debt are what counts, and the debt is just a by-product of those budget decisions. "

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" The idea that America, whose oil production has been declining for the past 40 years, is now on track to become the world's biggest producer by 2015 is still hard to grasp. "

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" The long-standing wisdom that everyone wins in a single world market has been undermined. Global trade, capital flows, and immigration are declining. "

" The 2008 economic crisis and Great Recession forced widespread restructuring throughout the U.S. economy - not unlike a company gritting its teeth through a lifesaving bankruptcy. "

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