In tax push, Trump's team uses a dubious growth estimate
WASHINGTON (AP) " The Treasury Department just gave Republicans ammunition that their tax cuts would pay for themselves.But the one-page memo relies on a mathematical gimmick: It includes an assumption that tax cuts and other Trump administration policies would cause the economy to expand at a 2.9 percent annual pace over 10 years. Economic growth at that level would, in theory, be enough to keep the national debt from rising.But most analyses have concluded that the Senate tax [...]
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