A truly gifted con artist is someone who pulls off the same scam again and again and keeps getting away with it.
Say what you will about Republicans and conservatives: Their audacity when it comes to deficits and tax cuts is something to behold, and they have been running the same play since the passage of the Reagan tax cuts in 1981.
Opinion | The hidden costs of the GOP’s deficit two-step
Right-wing policies are doubly damaging to national solvency: They raise deficits and aggravate inequalities.
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