Budgeting for Growth
Michael Linden talks about CAP's new deficit reduction plan and why it focuses on the middle class.
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What sets CAP’s new deficit reduction plan apart from other plans? Why is it important to invest in the middle class? What are the plan’s main recommendations?
(transcript, mp4, YouTube)
See also:
- Budgeting for Growth and Prosperity by Michael Ettlinger, Michael Linden, and Seth Hanlon
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Authors

Michael Linden
Managing Director, Economic Policy