Editorial: Of defense spending, tax cuts and Vermont-size problems

Posted on July 26, 2010 |

• Editorial

By Angelo Lynn

As Vermont candidates face questions about how to grow our local economy, in Washington the consequences of Bush-era policies — particularly the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, and the rapid escalation in defense spending — are coming home to roost, making it all the more likely that Washington can no longer provide additional stimulus to jumpstart the economy, putting more of an onus on states to provide visionary and bold visions of their own.

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