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Daily Dish

Quote For The Day II

The Daily Dish
April 29, 2010

"By ruling out a VAT when it could keep the federal deficit in check, politicians have all but guaranteed that the debt crisis, when it comes, will be more damaging. But by then, everyone will be clamoring for a VAT, so it will be safe to endorse it," - David Ignatius.

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